Four Polish regions among the poorest in EU

According to data released by Eurostat, four Polish regions were listed among the regions with GDP per capita below 50 percent of the EU average. These include Podlaskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie (both at 49 percent), Podkarpackie (48 percent), and Lubelskie (47 percent). The poorest EU region is Bulgarian Severozapaden with 29 percent of the bloc average. Poland's overall GDP par capita stood at 69 percent,w ith only Mazowieckie beating the EU average (109 percent). Bloc's richest region is London, with a 580 percent of the EU average. “In some regions the GDP per capita figures can be significantly influenced by commuter flows. Net commuter inflows in these regions push up production to a level that could not be achieved by the resident active population on its own. There is a corresponding effect in regions with commuter outflows.” Eurostat said.