Draghi Group Again Leaves Poland Out, Using Madrid as Its Benchmark

Poland has been Europe’s fastest-growing country for years. Poles know it, the article argues, even if much of the Western media points instead to Spain as the European Union’s fastest-growing economy.

That misidentification matters beyond national branding or Poland’s appeal to investors. The country that becomes the development champion naturally turns into a reference point for industrial-policy analysis and recommendations.

The latest example, according to the article, is the Rhine Group established by Mario Draghi and chaired by a Spanish economist. Like Draghi’s report from two years ago, the group completely leaves Poland out and uses Madrid as its point of reference.

Poland and Spain, however, have chosen two very different development models. The article presents that contrast as central to the question of which country should serve as Europe’s model for growth.