Knut Abraham from the CDU: we see something impressive
Representing CDU Knut Abraham, representative of the German government for cooperation with Poland, he said during the debate that 35 years after the signing of the German-Polish Treaty on Good Neighborhood, looking at Poland “We see something impressive.” As he emphasized, Poland is Germany's fifth largest economic partner, ahead of, among others, Great Britain.
— It is a modern, well-organized, confident and strong country. Aware of its history and the history of Europe, firmly rooted in the European Union, and at the same time definitely transatlantic – he said.
Abraham concluded: “The time of treating Poland as a junior partner in our relations is over“.
The CDU politician appealed to Fr expansion of cross-border railway connections.
Alexander Wolf from AfD: Poland is looking for a conversation with us
— This visit showed that Poland treats the German parliamentary right wing seriously and looking for a conversation with us. In Poland, unlike in our country, there are no undemocratic cordons sanitaires, said Wolf.
Noting that On June 17, Poland and Germany are to conclude a military cooperation agreement, Wolf noted that AfD “strongly supports this intention.” As he noted, Poland “currently has probably the largest army among all EU countries”, its air force “recently has modern F-35 fighters”, and the country “is considered in Washington the most reliable partner on the other side of the Atlantic“.
Wolf noted that Poland is “one of the few economies in the EU that is not stagnating. This development – in his opinion – is also based on “a reasonable migration policy aimed at one's own interests.”
— The greatest threat to German-Polish relations today is not revanchism and revisionism, but the German world champions in moralizing, who unfortunately fuel anti-Polish sentiments in Germany and anti-German sentiments in Poland, Wolf noted.
Johannes Schraps from SPD: an indispensable partner
Johannes Schraps of the SPD stressed that “Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine clearly shows that our countries are indispensable partners for each other and for Europe.
He reported that with “is very concerned about continuing border controls”that cannot “become normal”.
Katrin Goering-Eckardt from the Greens: we should create a fund for health care for Polish victims of German crimes
Katrin Goering-Eckardt from the Greens She called on the Berlin Documentation Center “Escape, Expulsion, Reconciliation” not to “create an institution whose attention would focus solely on the history of Germans and the expellees.”
In the context of talks between the leaders of Germany, France and Great Britain regarding the war in Ukraine, she noted that She is embarrassed that the Polish Prime Minister must “publicly point out that he is not included in talks about European security.”
– And finally, we should create a fund for health care for surviving Polish victims of German crimes during World War II – she appealed.
Janina Boettger from the Left: let's create a joint Polish-German parliamentary assembly
Janina Boettger from the Left assessed that the German view of Poland “was characterized by a lack of interest for a long time”, a “economic advantage was turning into cultural arrogance.”
Paul Ziemniak from the CDU proposed creation of a joint Polish-German parliamentary assembly. This initiative was supported by Maja Wallstein from SPD, a graduate of the Jagiellonian University.
Goetz Froemming from AfD: relations between Germans and Poles (…) have not been so bad for a long time
The speech was in a slightly different tone Goetz Froemming of the AfD. — Unfortunately, it wasn't said honestly today, but relations between Germans and Poles (…) have not been so bad for a long time — he declared, adding that “festive speeches are no longer enough.”
— Poland must finally be a neighbor treated as an equal partner. It shows this both with its military and economic strength, he said. As he declared, AfD is “ready to cooperate with Poland regardless of who governs it.”
Poland and Germany will sign a military cooperation agreement
On June 17, the Polish-German Forum will be held at the headquarters of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin with the participation of the foreign ministers of both countries, Radosław Sikorski and Johann Wadephul. On the same day, Defense Ministers Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Boris Pistorius are to sign a bilateral agreement on military cooperation. Moreover, in connection with the 35th anniversary of signing the Treaty on Good Neighborhood, Germany is to return to Poland, among others: the Jagiellonian ring looted during World War II.
