한․EU FTA 분석을 통한 수출중소기업의 경쟁력 강화방안에 관한 연구

A Study on the Competition Strategies of Korean Exporting SMEs through Analysis of Korea-EU FTA

The biggest foreign investor in Korea, the EU made more than $40 billion in investments last year, and trade between the two countries reached approximately $89 billion. Trade volume of EU and Korea is increasing continuously. Specially, EU became the second trading country with China from 2006. Korea's enterprises increased export to the EU market. But, medium and small enterprises' export was slowed. Medium and small enterprises' price competitiveness was dwindled in Western Europe. The purpose of this paper strengthens medium and small enterprises' competitive power analyzing FTA of Korea and EU. If Korea-EU FTA is contracted, Korea's price competitiveness may rise in EU. Indeed, Korea's medium and small enterprise export will be increased. Korean SMEs are weaker than they appear because they have been subsidized and low-tech levels and weak financial strength of SME. Korea set the stage for small and medium enterprises to strengthen their international competitiveness, s And government must make active FTA road map. Also, the Korean Government must solidify support about medium and small enterprises.