Economic and technological aspects of the European competitiveness: A multicriteria approachEconomic and technological aspects of the European competitiveness: A multicriteria approach Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2015-10-282004enCompetitiveness constitutes a primary goal of each country for the accomplishment of its economic and technological targets. The evaluation of competitiveness is considered as a major problem that has risen during the last years due to the globalization and the rapid changes in the socio-economic and technological environment. Therefore, it is interesting to investigate the economic and technological aspects of the competitiveness of the European countries. The present study uses a sample of 14 countries-members of the European Union, as well as United States and Japan for comparison reasons. Taking into consideration several technological and economic indicators and using data from a recent study of the European Committee, this paper presents the evaluation of the competitiveness of the countries using a multicriteria ranking methodology (the PROMETHEE II method). The results of this paper contribute to the determination of the most and least competitive as well as technologically developed countries.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Journal of Economic Integration419690-703 Zopounidis Konstantinos Ζοπουνιδης Κωνσταντινος Doumpos, Michael Kosmidou, Kyriaki Center for Economic Integration, Sejong University Capability, Financial (Financial literacy) Financial capability (Financial literacy) Literacy, Financial financial literacy capability financial financial literacy financial capability financial literacy literacy financial