Three Seas Initiative: Boosting Economic Growth in Central and Eastern Europe While Enhancing Region’s Energy Security

U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders attend the Three Seas Initiative Summit of Eastern European countries at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, on July 6, 2017. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

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Infrastructure is the lifeblood of a healthy economy. For more than 40 years, the infrastructure in Central and Eastern European countries remained underdeveloped as the entire region was subjected to exploitation by their communist rulers.