Poland’s GDP has almost doubled over the last 20 years, while Ukraine is still barely maintaining the output level recorded during the last year of socialism. Generally speaking, Central and Eastern European countries have performed better economically than the ex-Soviet countries (with the exception of the Baltic states).
对此我们可以用2012年欧洲国家杯两个主办国在长期经济发展上的差异作为见证。波兰的GDP在过去20年间几乎翻了一倍，而乌克兰的产出却依然维持在社会主义制度倒台那一年的水平。总体来说，中东欧国家在经济上的表现都比前苏联加盟共和国要好（波罗的海各国除外）。