german-polish relations
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Relations
German-Polish
Structure
1. General Information
2. Map
3. History
4. Political Relations
5. Economic Relations
6. Cultural Relation
7. Sources
General Information about Poland
Total area: 312,679 km2
Population: 38,530,000 inhabitants
Capital: Warsaw (1.7 mio. inhabitants)
Currency: Zloty
Religion: Catholics (95 %)
Economic Data 2009
Unemployment rate:
11% ( 8,3 % )
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
3.4% ( + 0.5 %)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$17,800 ( $ 39000)
Public Debt:
47.5% of GDP ( 64,4 %)
Business in Poland
Do not talk about the Holocaust or any other topic that is connected to the II. World War!
Dress suitably!
It is usual to sit together after business is done !
It is not unsual to kiss a woman‘s hand!
Economic Relations
Trading
Motor vehicles Machinery
plant
household appliances food
furniture Export
Import
German direct investments:
< 1 bn Euro
engineering Industries
banking and insurance
the energy sector
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Cultural Relations
More than 600 German-Polish town twinning arrangements
e.g. Stuttgart Lodz
2,4 million Polish students are learning German
German-Polish Youth Office
Viadrina University in Frankfurt/Oder
History
Divided for several times
1918 Independence
1939 German Invasion
1949 Division of Germany
1989 Reunion
1970 Warsaw Genuflection
2004 Entry into the EU
Political Relations
Germany Poland
Strong relationship between the two foreign ministers
Dispute over the Centre against Expulsions
Prejudices
Polish people…
Just speak Polish
steal (especially cars )
live in a backward economy
are poor people
steal work places
German people…
are Nazis
just drink beer
are fanatic of order
It‘s important to reduce these prejducies !
Sources
Fischer Weltalmanach 2009
Polen da fahr ich hin!,Ndv
Polen,BpB
www.auswaertigesamt.de/diplo/de/Laenderinformationen/Polen/Bilateral.html
www.business-polen.de/
www.diplo.de
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ www.eurotopics.net
Thank you
for
your attention !