After the fall of the Communists in 1989, Poland joined NATO in 1999 & this economic group of nations on May 1, 2004
In a remarkable turnaround, New Europe is even inspiring economic 
reform ..... On May 1, 2004, the Baltic States, Poland, the Czech Republic, 
Slovakia,... [DOC] [TLE] European Union | National News - WTAE Home [PAR] Still, the economy is one of the strongest in Europe; inflation, interest rates, and 
.... the first group of countries launching the European single currency (the euro) 
on 1 January 1999.