The economic criteria, broadly speaking, require that candidate countries have a functioning market economy and that their producers have the capability to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the Union.
Os criterios económicos, en termos xerais, requiren que os países candidatos teñan un funcionamento de economía de mercado e que os seus produtores teñan a capacidade de plantar cara á presión competitiva das forzas do mercado dentro da Unión.