What happen if Poland joins the EU...and what happens if it does not

According to a report prepared by independent experts, when the country joins the EU, foreign investments will increase. By 2014 it will reach roughly 55% of average GDP of current member states. The report also said that the country is likely to join the Euro zone by 2008. However, if Poland does not enter the EU, then its currency will lose 15% of its value straight away and will not receive any more aid from the Union's funds. The gov ernment analyzed the report during its last meeting and some of the mi nisters were not happy with some of its criteria. The changes will mostly affect SMEs, while furniture, wooden products and clothing companies are most likely to benefit from them. However, those companies will require substantial investments in production lines, which will be smaller than those required for the food sector. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) M.M.