14 out of 16 Polish regions among poorest in EU

Fourteen out of 16 Polish regions will remain classified as weakest economically (with GDP per capital below 75 percent of EU average) after 2020, according to the European Commission’s preliminary proposal. Mazowieckie is among the richest regions, with GDP per capital above 100 percent EU average, while Lower Silesia has been classified as a transition region, with GDP per capita between 75 percent and 100 percent of EU average. The proposed classification does not include the division of the Mazowieckie region into two distinct statistical units, a change that was introduced starting January 1 of this year.