Dylematy wprowadzenia euro w Polsce przez pryzmat polityczny i gospodarczy
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2016
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Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Dziennikarstwa UAM
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The dilemmas related to launching the euro in Poland in terms of politics and economy
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Problem przystąpienia Polski do strefy euro jest ponadczasowy, ważny nie tylko w kwestiach
gospodarczych i politycznych, ale przede wszystkim cywilizacyjnych. Nasz kraj po upadku komunizmu
opowiedział się za włączeniem do struktur europejskich (NATO i Unia Europejska). Była
w tym wyborze zgoda elit politycznych, podporządkowano temu całą polską politykę wewnętrzną i zagraniczną.
Cel został osiągnięty w latach 1999–2004. Wydawać by się mogło, że po osiągnięciu tego
sukcesu państwo polskie dalej będzie się integrować z Zachodem, wpisywać się w krąg cywilizacji
zachodnioeuropejskiej. To jedyna droga wyjścia z peryferii i zajęcia miejsca w centrum Europy i zachodniej
cywilizacji, do czego Polska dążyła bezskutecznie przez kilkaset lat. Tymczasem okazało się,
że większość elit politycznych z koniunkturalnych i doraźnych pobudek zmieniła w tej fundamentalnej
sprawie zdanie. Jest to bardzo niebezpieczny trend polityczny, ponieważ możemy być w najbliższej
przyszłości jako państwo, ale również społeczeństwo zmarginalizowani jako peryferie w przestrzeni
europejskiej. Euro to nie tylko wspólna waluta, ale gwarant stałego miejsca w centrum Europy co mogłoby
zapewnić Polsce bezpieczny byt, stabilność gospodarczą obecnie i w przyszłości, wyzwolenie się
od przeszłości wschodnioeuropejskiej.
The issue of Poland’s accession to the eurozone is universal and crucial both in economic and political terms, as well as with reference to civilizational processes. After the collapse of communism, Poland opted to join European structures (NATO and the European Union). This choice was concordantly made by the political elite, and the entire internal and foreign policy of Poland was aimed at these goals, which were eventually achieved in 1999–2004. It might seem that having succeeded there, Poland would continue to integrate with the West and become a part of Western European civilization. This is the only way to escape the peripheries and take a central position in Europe and western civilization, something Poland has unavailingly endeavored to achieve for centuries. It has turned out, however, that on account of opportunistic and short-term gains the majority of the political elite have changed their standpoint on this fundamental issue. This political trend is quite dangerous as it may result in the Polish state and society being marginalized on the peripheries of European circles. The euro is more than a single currency, it is also a guarantee of Poland’s permanent position in the center of Europe, that could ensure secure its existence, its present and future economic stability, and liberation from its Eastern European past.
The issue of Poland’s accession to the eurozone is universal and crucial both in economic and political terms, as well as with reference to civilizational processes. After the collapse of communism, Poland opted to join European structures (NATO and the European Union). This choice was concordantly made by the political elite, and the entire internal and foreign policy of Poland was aimed at these goals, which were eventually achieved in 1999–2004. It might seem that having succeeded there, Poland would continue to integrate with the West and become a part of Western European civilization. This is the only way to escape the peripheries and take a central position in Europe and western civilization, something Poland has unavailingly endeavored to achieve for centuries. It has turned out, however, that on account of opportunistic and short-term gains the majority of the political elite have changed their standpoint on this fundamental issue. This political trend is quite dangerous as it may result in the Polish state and society being marginalized on the peripheries of European circles. The euro is more than a single currency, it is also a guarantee of Poland’s permanent position in the center of Europe, that could ensure secure its existence, its present and future economic stability, and liberation from its Eastern European past.
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euro, struktury europejskie, centra i peryferie, twardy rdzeń Europy, cywilizacja zachodnioeuropejska, euro, European structures, center and peripheries, hard core of Europe, Western European civilization
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Przegląd Politologiczny, 2016, nr 1, s. 91-106.