We just found economical data for the 4th fourth of last year. Euphemistically speaking, they are not optimistic. EU associate States' GDP is at a standstill. This means that stagflation in Europe is already a fact. However, this does not apply to us, we are much worse.
In Poland, GDP growth for the 4th fourth of 2022 was the second worst in the planet (2.4%). Only Malaysia (2.6%) was worse, and Lithuania (-1.7%) took an infamous 3rd place. And although the full EU has achieved its historical goal of zero growth, Poland's consequence deserves peculiar recognition. The present government has not given up anything to gain this result. Meanwhile, others grow. Not only the USA, but countries with Poland comparable. For example, Romania, located in the same part of the planet and equally burdened with the actual effects of the Ukrainian War, saw an increase of 1.1%. It's a chasm.
The gag is that economical improvement of the country is 1 of the priorities for the Bucharest government. The Vistula River is different. Here the economy is nothing, and politics is everything. Example 1 from shore: in protest against the conviction of the Belarusian subversive by the Belarusian court, Poland closed the border crossing in Bobrowniki. The passage utilized mainly by Polish carriers. So in protest of a case that we should not care about at all, we imposed sanctions on ourselves. Where's the sense, where's the logic? – I don't know. 1 thing is certain that throwing logs at the feet of their own entrepreneurs will not improve the economical performance of the country.
We already know that the improvement impulse will not become funds from the KPO either. These just won't be. And despite the capitular attitude of the government. It is simply a spectacular defeat of the Minister of European Affairs Simon Szynkowski, Mr Sęk and the Prime Minister himself. Their decisions and concessions to the European Commission only multiply problems. It is besides apparent to everyone that the European Commission did not want to go to any concessions against Poland from the beginning. For everyone but Mr Morawiecki and his cluster.
In conclusion, we have a situation where an absurd conflict with the EU has led to a question of the usefulness of our continued participation in this project. Not that I love the Union besides much. However, it is up to our interests to decide whether to stay in it or to leave its ranks, including those embedded in a broader geopolitical concept. surely not purely current political games, driven by ambition, complexes and phobias. For you can defend your interests effectively, without acting like an elephant in a porcelain store. besides in interaction with stronger partners.
The sad fact is that we are ruled by economical diletants or conscious pests. However, Poles who are instigated by propaganda seem to inactive not see it. And despite the rapidly shrinking wallets. That's a very bad forecast. For the longer the regulation of these people, the greater the harm they will do. And erstwhile we wake up, we can find our own in the proverbial potty.
Przemysław Piasta
