Central and Eastern Europe has emerged as a critical growth driver for the wider European economy right now. The real question isn't whether the CEE region can keep expanding—it clearly can. What matters more is whether these countries can coordinate their development and create genuine synergies, rather than just growing independently without much cross-border collaboration. That's where the long-term competitive advantage lies. Without alignment on infrastructure, talent mobility, and economic policy, each nation might grow faster individually but miss out on the network effects that could make the entire region unstoppable.