We are afraid of migration and the Green Deal. 20 years of Poland in the EU

– Two decades is already several generations. Indeed, there are many changes, research confirms that joining the European Union was a civilizational leap for us, both economic and social – said prof. in an interview for Wprost.pl. Małgorzata Molęda-Zdziech.

Fears and expectations

Over the years of Poland's presence in the European Union, Poles' attitude towards the European Union has changed. There are also various fears that some political parties willingly use in their strategies.

– According to the latest CBOS survey, 77 percent respondents support Poland remaining in the European Union. 17% are against it. and this is already 7 percent. more than in the 1990s (…) I would say that we have already passed from the phase of Euroscepticism to the phase of Eurorealism. CBOS also asked about what could be a threat. And these are the threats related to the issue of immigration and how we will introduce ecological issues. A certain Gombrowicz-esque expression was added here to the so-called green deal, but I think that a lot of this is due to communication errors and failure to explain what this whole process is about. This is not yet a common EU policy, just an idea for a policy that we should implement together – said Prof. Molęda-Zdziech.

20 years in the EU. Poland's GDP has doubled

– Many economic indicators prove that Poland was the largest beneficiary of EU membership among all the countries in the region that joined the Community in 2004 and later. Between 2004 and 2022, our country's GDP increased exactly twice – writes the bank in the report “20 years of Poland in the European Union from the perspective of enterprises and economic sectors”.

Other new member states from our region were far behind Poland in terms of economic growth rate. For example, the economies of the Czech Republic and Hungary grew only by about half during this time.