While Germany continues to struggle with economic stagnation, Poland is expected to remain one of Europe's fastest-growing economies in the years ahead. "Germany needs more fear and more optimism at the same time," says Marcin Piątkowski, professor at Kozminski University, in an interview with Euronews.
Piątkowski became widely known for his bestselling book "Europe's Growth Champion: Insights from the Economic Rise of Poland", in which he examines how Poland transformed itself into one of the world's most successful economic catch-up stories after the fall of communism. He is also a former chief economist of PKO BP, the largest bank in Poland.
"Germany is Europe's biggest economy. Poland is Europe's most dynamic economy", he says. "Putting the two together could be a way to go." Read the full interview with Euronews.
Euronews: Poland seems to have outperformed almost every European economy since 1990. What is the evidence to back it up?
Piątkowski: Poland has been the fastest growing large economy in Europe since 1990. And it continues to do well. According to European Commission forecasts, Poland will continue to grow at an average rate of more than 3 percent this and next year, faster than any other large economy in Europe and more than three times faster than Germany.
