Piotr Arak, “Visegrad Insight”: For the European Union to talk about twenty-first-century geopolitics is like for Yo-Yo Ma to perform Rammstein songs – it seems very strange. Like America we probably need to change our approach and play a different tune.
Paula Kukołowicz, “LSE Blogs”: Keeping people in work has been a policy priority since the COVID-19 pandemic began, because full economic recovery is not possible without consumer demand. Companies are adapting to the new circumstances, but job creation is lagging behind.
Piotr Arak, “The Brussels Times”: New Eurostat data for the second quarter of 2020 shows that Poland is among the top three countries in terms of the mildness of the recession. Polish GDP declined by 7.9%; only Lithuania and Finland (where GDP decreased by 3.7% and 5.2% respectively) performed better.
Piotr Arak, “EU Observer”: Many capitals, experts and politicians see Poland as the ‘enfant terrible’ of climate negotiations. The only EU capital that does not agree to the goal of going climate-neutral by 2050. Everybody asks why? But the answer is darn simple. Money and time.
Piotr Arak, “The Brussels Times”: The International Monetary Fund predicts that global public debt will reach its highest level in history with 101% of GDP in 2020. Economists expect it to be higher even than the debt mountain after WW2.
Polish Economic Institute would like to invite you to the online conference during which the future of European taxation is to be discussed. This online discussion will take place on 8th July 2020 at 11:00.
Aleksander Szpor, “CE Energy News”: Poland faces a serious challenge when it comes to climate neutrality by 2050, mainly due to its coal-based energy system and limited alternative options. The most coal-dependent country in CEE is struggling to transform in an economically and politically secure manner.
On June 24th at 3 pm (UTC+2) the Polish Economic Institute will review the conclusions of the latest report “Trade routes after the COVID-19 pandemic” during a special video conference.
On June 17th at 3 pm (UTC+2) Polish Economic Institute will discuss the report “Belt and Road meets Three Seas. Chinese and American sticky power in the context of Polish security and other strategic interests” during a special video conference.
Piotr Arak, “Visegrad Insight”: Taxing may be the most important outcome of the COVID-19 crisis. More protectionism, new value chains, quantitative easing and new taxes through the EU could be the new normal of 2020.