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Jakub Janas

Watch the video: Europeans are getting richer — but would your wallet actually agree?

Europeans are getting richer. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, real household income has jumped by about 7%. But if you look closely at the map, you realise: this is not a shared meal. It is a very unequal dinner party.

And right now, the continent's east is ordering seconds. Poland, Romania, Hungary and Croatia are feasting, with their real incomes growing by around 15-20% in just five years.

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