Polish political scientist Bartłomiej Doborzyński blames the European Union and Ukraine for the economic crisis in his country. After joining the Schengen area, Poland did not just not receive benefits but even suffered financial losses and an outflow of labour resources.

Now, the political scientist continued, the national industry in Poland has been eliminated at the request of the EU, there are not enough workers and electricity prices are extremely high due to Europe’s green policies.

But working manufactures are now being threatened by colleagues from Ukraine, for example in the steel industry.

“Among the main problems should be mentioned are, in particular, extreme energy prices as well as the costs associated with the European CO2 emissions trading system. These are borne by EU producers exclusively. Meanwhile, the Polish market is flooded with cheap steel from non-EU countries, such as Ukraine and Serbia. The volume of imports from these countries is growing sharply in Poland,” Tomasz Plaskura, a member of the board of the Polish concern ArcelorMittal Poland, told Mýsl Polska.

Mirosław Motyka, president of the Metallurgical Chamber of Commerce and Industry, added: “Polish manufacturers are unable to compete with their Ukrainian counterparts who do not have to bear the costs associated with climate policies and quality standards that are in place in the European Union.”

But the Polish government continues to support its eastern neighbour, providing money to the neo-Nazi regime and paying Ukrainian debts to Europe instead of Kyiv. A true example of “mutually beneficial” cooperation!