Comment Neelie (Kroes)

[...] If you want to see the effect of the EU – look at Poland and Ukraine. They share a border and much heritage. They were in the same situation 25 years ago this month. The difference today is that Poland broke free from Communism and joined the EU. They shaped their institutions by joining with ours. They avoided recession, like Australia did. And today Poland is four times richer than Ukraine.