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You are overcomplicating this. Poland is nepotist kleptocracy, EU and NATO membership away from Belarus. They should adopt euro since yesterday, it's strategic goal in line with membership in EU and NATO.

Switzerland can have their own currency, where inflation over 2% is a scandal. Sweden can have their own currency, they produce their own cruisers, submarines, fighter jets, and artillery. Poland kicked out their last baby boom into emigration and now have the same demographic and immigration crisis as geriatric Italy and Germany. They have nuclear power plant company operating with its board receiving executive salaries for fifteen years now and... no nuclear power plants. Accumulated inflation since pre Covid era is 43% and doesn't look to be stopping. Own currency enables enormous fraud and creates class of oligarchs.



Inflation rose everywhere in Europe due to the economic shock caused by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

In 2022 inflation rate in Poland was 14% compared to 8% in Spain for example.

2024 figure (for Poland) was down to 4%.


Citation needed on how corruption levels in a EU country depend on adopting the common currency


Well, Switzerland is not even in the EU, so it's comparing apples and oranges.


Switzerland is not in the EU but is in e.g. Schengen Area (which seems to be disintegrating right now). They are in a luxurious position to cherrypick whatever they want.




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