Report slams lacks of economic freedom in Poland

The leaders in the ranking include Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and the USA. Poland is at the lowest position among all EU member states from the region, including Bulgaria and Rumania. It was ranked at 35th place among 41 countries in Europe with a score significantly below the European average. Poland's economy is 58.8% free which marks a decrease of 2.8% as compared to 2005, while the European average is 67.5%. Poland scored well in terms of monetary and fiscal policy. However, according to the report, Poland's main drawbacks include corruption, sudden changes in laws and regulations, an inflexible labor market and excessive non-salary costs of labor. (Parkiet, p. 16; Rzeczpospolita, p. B2) E.B.