It redrew the world map and reshaped many borders in Europe. The collapse of the Russian Empire created Poland, the Baltics, and Finland. The Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved into Austria ...

Today the international order is being challenged on multiple fronts. Decades-old institutions are unrepresentative of the global community. What they need is to be reformed, not rejected.

Therefore, Poland has been selected to participate in the “Catching-Up Regions” project, initiated by the European Commission in 2016. These World Bank reports give an overview of the key results of ...