According to the experts of the EU Commission, "economic prospects will not be too encouraging for the EU" in the middle term, and while we can expect prices to slow down, public accounts should grow worse and unemployment should rise "in several countries". The crisis of real economy, "the cause of which they insist lies in the instability of the financial markets", should have different consequences on the EU countries. In Germany, the Gross Domestic Product, which in 2007 was 2.5%, would fall to 1.7% this year, and next year it would not grow at all (0%). A substantial slowdown is expected in France, and the United Kingdom should fare even worse (from 3% in 2007 to -1% in 2009). Italy should not have any growth at all, both this year and in 2009. Even in a general situation of economic slump, there are more dynamic countries, such as Finland, the Netherlands and Greece. Poland’s GDP was 6.6% in 2007: this year, it will decrease to 5.4% and in 2009 to 3.8%. Slovenia and Slovakia should perform well, while some countries will be shocked, such as Ireland, dropping from 6.0% in 2007 to below zero in 2008 and 2009.
