On Tuesday, the front page of “Rzeczpospolita” published an article with the title: “Lost profits from the euro”. The newspaper claims that the Polish government should follow the course of adopting the European currency. “The benefits exceed the costs,” economists say, “RZ” reports.
The articles read: “Economists agree that every year without the euro is a loss for Poland.”
It's not as simple as the euro-advocates would like to see it. When it comes to economists, whose votes are clearly divided, as well as society Polish.
Bosak: better zloty than euro
He responded to media publications among others: Krzysztof Bosak, one of the leaders of the confederation. This group constantly insists that a country that wants to be a sovereign entity should have its own currency.
“Economists do not agree on the euro and will never agree. Most of the arguments for the euro made by economists are political rather than economic arguments. The author is a former journalist from Wyborcza, for whom the progressive tightening and liquidation of EU integration took place. “The sovereignty of the state is a matter of doctrine, not pragmatism,” says Bosak.
“Pragmatically speaking, the ability to adjust the value of a currency to one's own economic situation is more valuable than reducing exchange rate risk in one particular direction. And of course, it is not beneficial to hand over control of financial policy to supervision. The institutions of Frankfurt, Brussels and Paris, because the power in the financial market is the autonomy in the field of economic policy that corresponds to the 21st century (or the lack of it)”, adds the Confederation MP.
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ZANDBERG: Economists disagree
interesting, Adrian Zandberg has a similar opinion. Razem's politician does not hide that a quick entry into the Eurozone is not only impossible, but it will also be harmful to the Polish economy.
– I think it is not true that economists agree that every year without the euro brings losses to Poland. I think there are different economists and different views in Poland – he said in Polsat News' “graffiti”.
The deputy added that he shares the opinion of those who are skeptical about the quick adoption of the euro. “I don't think it's something we should bet on in the next year or two,” he said.
– First of all, we have many convergence factors that must happen in order for the talk about the euro to make sense. At this stage, Poland does not meet the membership criteria. We are in favor of the first significant increase in the EU's joint public investment and the convergence of social rights and wages. Then it makes sense to talk about a common currency, he continued.
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