BIS Review 53/2002  9  Chart 3A: Breakdown of Danish exports on recipient countries 2001 Rest of w orld 25%  EFTA count ries 7% EU accession count ries 4% Euro area 43% Ot her EU count ries 21% Source: Statistics Denmark.
Specifically with regard to global security, Europe must rise to the occasion and help address the modernday challenges of instability and turbulence in Islamic countries. In terms of world trade, as an open market economy, the EU has been a major player in efforts to bolster multilateralism and trade cooperation in the global system.