摘要:Foreign direct investments (FDI) are very important means of economic integration. In the last two decades FDI have been the most dynamic component of integration between the European Union and Central and Eastern European countries. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the distributions and of the geographical pattern of FDI between the European Union and the Central and Eastern European countries, after processing data provided by Eurostat and Unctad. Moreover, once showed the FDI trends, particular attention will be focused on their importance in the food sector.