The Baltics and the Balkan states probably get just as many handouts as Poland, and still show lesser rate of economic growth.
Institutions aside, Poland is well placed geographically to be a manufacturing hub for Germany and the rest of Europe. You can't do that in Baltics or the Balkans.
Institutions aside, Poland is well placed geographically to be a manufacturing hub for Germany and the rest of Europe. You can't do that in Baltics or the Balkans.