Review the Europa web site (official web site of the EU) at http://europa.eu. Pretend you are deciding on whether to establish an office in Italy, Hungary, or Czech Republic. Go to the web site, click on “countries” under the category

“How the EU Works,” and do some preliminary research. What are some of the benefits and risks of doing business in those three countries? Next, review and compare the information provided in the U.S. Commercial Country Guides (www.

export.gov) for those three countries at www.

export.gov/Italy (click on “Country Commercial Guide”); http://www.export.gov/hungary; (click

“Doing Business in Hungary); and http://www.

export.gov/czechrepublic (click on “Market Research on Czech Republic”) and then click under “Country Commercial Guide.”