Commission Report (2002): Poland
In its 1997
Opinion on Poland's application for EU membership, the Commission
concluded:
``Poland can be regarded as a functioning market economy; it should be
well able to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the
Union in the medium term''.
In its 2001 Regular Report, the Commission found that:
``Poland is a functioning market economy. Provided that it continues and
intensifies its present reform efforts in a consistent policy environment, it
should be able to cope with the competitive pressure and market forces within
the Union, in the near term''.
In examining economic developments in Poland since the Opinion, the
Commission's approach was guided by the June 1993 conclusions of the
Copenhagen European Council , which stated that membership of the Union
requires:
- the existence of a functioning market economy;
- the capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within
the Union.
In the analysis below, the Commission has followed the methodology
applied in the Opinion and the previous annual Regular Reports. The analysis
in this year's Regular Report takes stock of developments since the
Opinion was drafted.
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