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This article explores the regulatory framework of reference of economic cyber-espionage in Europe, with a particular focus on the V4 region (comprising Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic) and taking Hungary as a case study. Europe Union member states, including the V4 countries, are particularly exposed to economic cyber-espionage, because of the advanced know-how of the companies based therein. Under international law, there exists no uniform approach to the matter; also at the European Union level, the legal framework appears rather fragmented and the same holds true at the national level and within the V4 group, where each country has adopted its own relevant regulation. After a general overview of the relevant international and EU regulatory framework of reference, this article overviews the modus operandi of the V4 and examines its approach to economic cyber-espionage, with a special focus on Hungary as case study. As already remarked at the European and international levels, cybersecurity policies and regulations, including those regarding economic cyber-espionage operations, should be drafted in coordination among states; the V4 group can become a privileged platform of discussion to advance in the regulatory harmonisation of the issues at stake.

Annotation: The present paper aims at defining the concept of economic sovereignty in the framework of processes of State-building, with particular regard to the regulation of foreign direct investments (FDIs). Firstly, it addresses the definition of the concept of «economic sovereignty» and its development, with particular regard to countries facing processes of economic reconstructions (like post-conflict and transitional situations). In this respect, attention will be devoted to the concept of «conditionality», as first developed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) within its supporting programs and then used by the European Union (EU) for its enlargement policy.The analysis will focus on the Western Balkans and in particular to Kosovo: the Kosovo case study sums up various aspects of external influences on a country's governance. Taking into account the role of EU conditionality in the exercise of the economic sovereignty of Kosovo, the main question to be answered is whether there is an 'erosion' of economic sovereignty or simply a reconfiguration of the relationship between national economic policies and EU policies, with particular regard to the definition of a domestic legal framework for investment protection.Key words: Economic sovereignty, state-building, post-conflict reconstruction, economic reconstruction, investment protection, economic conditionality, globalization, Kosovo, EU Stabilisation and Association Process, EULEX mission.

Annotation: The present paper aims at defining the concept of economic sovereignty in the framework of processes of State-building, with particular regard to the regulation of foreign direct investments (FDIs). Firstly, it addresses the definition of the concept of «economic sovereignty» and its development, with particular regard to countries facing processes of economic reconstructions (like post-conflict and transitional situations). In this respect, attention will be devoted to the concept of «conditionality», as first developed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) within its supporting programs and then used by the European Union (EU) for its enlargement policy.The analysis will focus on the Western Balkans and in particular to Kosovo: the Kosovo case study sums up various aspects of external influences on a country's governance. Taking into account the role of EU conditionality in the exercise of the economic sovereignty of Kosovo, the main question to be answered is whether there is an 'erosion' of economic sovereignty or simply a reconfiguration of the relationship between national economic policies and EU policies, with particular regard to the definition of a domestic legal framework for investment protection.Key words: Economic sovereignty, state-building, post-conflict reconstruction, economic reconstruction, investment protection, economic conditionality, globalization, Kosovo, EU Stabilisation and Association Process, EULEX mission.

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