Every euro spent on cohesion policy generates almost three times as much GDP, according to a report by the Polish Economic Institute entitled “Cohesion policy, or solidarity in action”.
Among the Visegrad Group countries, Poland and Czechia had the largest number of enterprises manufacturing motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.
Between 2003 and 2017, Polish GDP per capita rose by 81% and the value of exports exceeded EUR 200 billion per year, according to a report by the Polish Economic Institute entitled 15 years of Poland in the European Union.
The Polish Economic Institute has shown its own alternative to GPD.
The threat of recession, the migration crisis and Brexit are just some of the challenges that have recently exposed the EU’s internal problems.
In 2016, trade between member states amounted to over 3 tn euros. Although the EU treaties do not mention protectionism outright, reducing it – or even eliminating it – is one of the fundamental aims of the EU internal market.
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