Poland being the powerhouse of Europe

When the power shift changes from west to east

The rise of the east is what Rumsfeld would called "A known known",

When the power shift changes from west to east could poland be the powerhouse of europe so close to germany but far enough away from the PIGS and still profitable even in a recession.

Poland is going to have a hard time becoming a powerhouse if its birthrate is not increased.

the muslim countrys hahaha how you make me laugh oil is not expensive the producers dont make the money the tax applied in westrn country

he arab shieks will get rich but not the country the arab sheiks then move to london and live their lifes very comfortably while the rest of the country rots.

If anything the opposite is true. Poland will not become rich through labour intensive industrial production - it will however always have agricultural resources (including a good water supply) which will become increasingly important in the future. That and a combination of high skills, a very strong welfare state and sovereign investment. It's better to be closer to a Luxembourg than an India

In general, the European countries that have been powerhouses all have bigger populations then Poland. Russia and all the EU richest nations Britain, France, Italy, Germany have larger populations then Poland and it has only helped their GDP.

Russia proportionally is doing worse then mainland European countries, at least it used its huge population to seize resource rich land over its history to sustain itself now.

Russia and Germany would never have been powerhouses if they had the population size of Hungary, Slovakia, Chech Republic, let alone Luxembourg

I have not been to oil rich nations but i have been to muslim countrys before and the rich really dont care for the poor i cant see the oil sheiks been much different can you

So their abit like the muslims swiss.

Poland is going to have a hard time becoming a powerhouse if its birthrate is not increased.

Don't worry MW, the EU will flood Poland with uneducated and unskilled 3rd world labourers. They'll save the day.

If anything the opposite is true. Poland will not become rich through labour intensive industrial production - it will however always have agricultural resources (including a good water supply) which will become increasingly important in the future. That and a combination of high skills, a very strong welfare state and sovereign investment. It's better to be closer to a Luxembourg than an India.

And yet another American who doesn't understand the first thing about the EU but doesn't let that stop him mouthing off about it....

visit the oil-rich gulf states - Qatar and KSA come to mind

My business in Poland is actually growing at the moment. I work in a construction and manufacturing related industry.

The arab shieks will get rich but not the country the arab sheiks then move to london and live their lifes very comfortably while the rest of the country rot

For example they build these magnificent golf facilities our excellent barns for their horses

horses live still in barns while their servants stay at houses

Poland will not become rich through labour intensive industrial production - it will however always have agricultural resources (including a good water supply) which will become increasingly important in the future. That and a combination of high skills, a very strong welfare state and sovereign investment.

the rain fall in Poland is not great. Central and Northern Poland is one of the driest regions in Europe. in fact you have to travel to Spain to find such low rainfall in an EU country

the fertility of the soil is not great either and the harsh winters make farm land far less productive than in Western Europe

plus points are the fact that there is a load of shale oil in Poland, oil and natural gas, a steady wind for electric generation and lots of coal

It certainly is NOT on the up. My business there has shrunk to less than 2008 levels. Media lies and the boom is just a myth. My business in Poland is actually growing at the moment. I work in a construction and manufacturing related industry.

There isn't much point having heavy industry when China can always undercut them.

the rain fall in Poland is not great. Central and Northern Poland is one of the driest regions in Europe. in fact you have to travel to Spain to find such low rainfall in an EU country

the fertility of the soil is not great either and the harsh winters make farm land far less productive than in Western Europe

and the harsh winters make farm land far less productive than in Western Europe

Chinese wages are rocketing. For instance, the pay for programmers in Poland is the same as china.

Poland is a food exporter and if it used more intensive techniques it could produce triple the UK's production