So why did we rank so poorly, bested by countries including Poland, Latvia and Slovakia?

为什么我们表现如此之差，还被波兰、拉托维亚，斯洛伐克甩在了后面？

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Over the last decade, it has added twelve new members, including Poland, Slovakia, Cyprus, Malta and Romania.

过去十年中，欧盟新加入了十二个成员国，包括波兰，斯洛伐克，塞浦路斯，马耳他和罗马尼亚。

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Former Soviet satellites including Poland and Ukraine followed, publishing their own national record books.

前苏联发射卫星成功，波兰和乌克兰紧随其后，纷纷发布本国打破了哪些世界纪录。

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And in July,a number of Central European politicians including Poland's Lech Walesa wrote an open letter to Mr.Obama accusing him of neglecting the region.

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"It is going to meet it with proven technology that will cover more of Europe, including Poland, and it will do it more efficiently than the previous system could have or did."

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Zbigniew Lewicki, a specialist in American studies at the University of Warsaw, told the Polish Radio External Service that there is also concern about Russia's perceived attempts to increase its influence in former Soviet satellite states, including Poland.

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But they say the strategy is working in initial markets, including Poland and Romania.

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The argument for higher spending is supported by many countries that are net beneficiaries, including Poland, Hungary and Spain.

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Controversy surrounds several billionaires, including Poland's Jan Kulczyk , who is alleged to have ties with a Russian spy.

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