What future for Poland in the EU?

However, they also believe that Poland lacks the potential to develop large-scale tourism. Business leaders argue that the real chance of the country lies with following the Finnish example, which is the large scale development of IT and financial services. Food and furniture exports are also likely to become a main pillar of the nation's exports. "There is a need to create strong centers similar to that of Silicon Valley in the U.S. One should not allow the continuation of the current situation in Europe where the IT industry is fragmented and centers do not cooperate," Italian Innovation and Technology Minister Lucio Stanza said during the European Economic Forum in Warsaw a few days ago. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) M.M