Read the latest article by Witold Gadomski demonstrating how hard figures show that Poland benefited from EU membership and that these benefits went well beyond the amounts transferred from Brussels.

Press Glass is one of many beneficiaries of Poland's membership in the European Union. Information on this subject is included in the latest report prepared by the Economic Freedom Foundation. At the beginning of May, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of our presence in the European Union. Several large carpentry companies undertook the task of summarizing this period and demonstrating its importance for their development. Among them was, among others: Drutex. Press Glass also appreciates the advantages of Poland's presence in the community, especially the value of the single market and the free movement of goods, people, services and capital.

Listen to this ProTV excerpt discussing how the entry into the European Union contributed to the growth of the Romanian economy.

Free access for Slovak companies to a common market of more than 450 million people, free movement of goods, labour, services and capital. These are, according to analysts, along with the money from EU funds, the biggest advantages of Slovakia’s 20-year membership in the European Union (EU). If we were not part of the EU, it would mean a lower gross domestic product (GDP) perhaps by up to a fifth and an economic situation on a par with Belarus, said analysts polled by the TASR newswire.

Radu Nechita discusses how in Romania retail business grew by over 6% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

Read Robert Turza's article on how By 2022, almost 25 billion in the form of European funds have flowed into the Slovakian market. Without them and without access to the markets of member countries, we would have a fifth lower GDP, we could compare ourselves with Lukashenko's Belarus. Although this money has helped us, we are in a poor situation in terms of its utilization. Currently, additional billions are on the table, but there is a risk of their stoppage. Given the volume of funds, that would be a disaster and we would move away from developed Europe even faster.

Read the latest Teraz article on how according to Horňák, an analyst at the Slovak Savings Bank, the negative of eurozone membership is the loss of autonomy in the area of ​​monetary policy.

Read the recent Pravda article in which analysts such as Radovan Ďurana, an analyst at the Institute of Economic and Social Analysis (INESS), discuss the benefits of Slovakia's entry into the euro. Slovakia's entry into the EU 20 years ago also brought about the adoption of a common currency. After more than 15 years since the introduction of the euro in Slovakia, there are different opinions on its use. While entrepreneurs see mainly advantages in the common currency, analysts and economists point out the negatives as well. The problem is mainly the loss of the state's own monetary policy and, paradoxically, in certain cases also low interest rates.

Read the latest Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA)'s article on how countries from Central and Eastern Europe benefit from the EU's Single Market.