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> After all, the GDP per capita difference between the UK and Poland is close to 3x. That's a shame it is still the case, as the promise of entering the EU was
by touristtam 7y ago
> After all, the GDP per capita difference between the UK and Poland is close to 3x.
That's a shame it is still the case, as the promise of entering the EU was for wages to normalise across the Union. I guess it will take further integration for that to happen.
- disgruntledphd2 7y agoEven if that approach was to work, it takes a long time. Ireland joined in 1973, but didn't really become "rich" like the rest of Western Europe till the turn of the millenium.
- Tade0 7y agoIt was 6x back when Poland joined the EU in 2004, so a lot of progress has been made already. It's a lengthy process, but it's happening.