# Why Europe is poorer than it should be

https://mins.news/en/video/54764

- DW News, 2026-09-11 14:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN_Eb7GhSgo

> Europe is losing ground: its share of the global economy has declined for decades, and its growth is expected to lag behind the US and China. Although the EU was designed as one large economy with free movement across borders, national rules and barriers still divide it into 27 separate markets.