This report is the result of the joint work of a number of experts from various fields who have been - for many years – analysing the multidimensional effects of EU institutions and cooperation with Member States pursuant to European values and mechanisms. The authors summarise the benefits of Poland’s membership in the EU based on facts; however, they do not hide their own views and reflections. They also demonstrate the barriers and challenges to further European integration.
This report was prepared by CASE, one of the oldest independent think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe, utilising its nearly 30 years of experience in providing objective analyses and recommendations with respect to socioeconomic topics. It is both an expression of concern about Poland’s future in the EU, as well as the authors’ contribution to the debate on further European integration.
Keywords: Poland, European Union, economy, energy, labour market, environment, social policy, higher education, manufacturing, agriculture, culture
Wilkin, Jerzy and Konieczna-Sałamatin, Joanna and Marody, Mirosława and Sawicka, Maja and Kaczmarczyk, Pawel and Michałek, Jan J. and Halesiak, Andrzej and Golinowska, Stanislawa and Topińska, Irena and Fornalczyk, Anna and Woodward, Richard and Gorzelak, Grzegorz and Kwieciński, Andrzej and Zawalińska, Katarzyna and Kowalski, Przemysław and Cylwik, Andrzej and Kozek, Wieslawa and Kąkol, Magdalena and Nowicki, Maciej and Wisniewski, Grzegorz and Komornicki, Tomasz and Sztanderska, Urszula and Liwinski, Jacek and Ilczuk, Dorota and Karpińska, Anna and Szczurek, Mateusz and Malinowska, Anna and Gomulka, Stanislaw and Wojciechowski, Pawel, Our Europe: 15 Years of Poland in the European Union (April 27, 2020). CASE Research Paper Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3586525