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A new wave of Ukrainian migration to Poland
Grzegorz Dobroczek, Iza Chmielewska, Jan PuzynkiewiczThe Ukrainians residing in Poland work really hard, an average of 54 hours per week, and they transfer the majority of the earnings to the families in Ukraine. In 2015, they sent a total of EUR1.1bn.
Black Sea a testing ground for Russia’s application of ‘shadow war’
Jo HarperThe report by the Centre for European Policy Analysis’ (CEPA) ‘The Black Sea Strategy Project’ analyses the Black Sea as a component of Russia’s military strategy in the context of Moscow’s revisionist geopolitical...
The game of patience
Konrad NiklewiczWestern Balkan countries start to get impatient with the prolonged accession process. As understandable as it is, they should be aware: EU’s enlargement policy walks the tightrope.
The number of Poles considering migration has fallen to a record low
Jan DaraszAccording to the employment agency, Work Service, and its 5th Report on Polish migration only 11.9 per cent of respondents replied that they were considering moving abroad which was the lowest level since the beginning of...
Czech and Romania employees are some of the happiest in the world
Jo HarperThe Czech Republic has some of the happiest employees in the world, according to a survey released by the Swedish firm Universum. The country ranked 10th on the chart of work satisfaction.
Ukrainian migrants are not only a cheap labor
Michał KozakThousands of Ukrainians who have already come to Poland in search of work, and potentially several million people waiting in line, are not only cheap and unskilled workers. Educated and enterprising people are increasingly...
Poles quickly learnt how to earn on export of knowledge
Tomasz RożekBesides furniture, household appliances, apples and cultivated mushrooms Polish exporters are also starting to successfully sell abroad knowledge and solutions in the cutting-edge technology.
Europe – A View into the Abyss or Over the Horizon?
Jan DaraszEuropean experts discussed problems that Europe is facing and will face: the Russian threat (or opportunity), globalization, ageing, migration, good governance, finance trade and macroeconomics.
Choosing ways to enhance productivity
Jacek RamotowskiEurope needs productivity growth, said Hans Peter Lankes, Managing Director for corporate strategy at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Smartphones in the fight with a financial exclusion
Mirosław CiesielskiWorldwide over 80 per cent of people have a mobile phone. At the same time, only a half of them use financial services. There is an opportunity to fill this gap and resolve the problem of financial exclusion which will also...