On the occasion of the 25^th anniversary of the Polish-German Treaty
of Good Neighborhood and Friendly Cooperation  

 

Institute of Public Affairs, Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Warsaw and Bertelsmann Stiftung
invite to

a breakfast presentation

Polish-German Barometer 2016

How Poles and Germans perceive each other and mutual relations 25 years after signing the Treaty

14th June 2016
9.30 – 11.00 am

Registration from 9.00
Centrum Konferencyjne Zielna, ul.Zielna 37, Warsaw

The Treaty laid down rules for many fields of cooperation and started a historical change in Polish-German relations. These relations, however, seem to be perceived more coolly than just a year ago. Is this only a change in rhetorics, and on the highest political level, or has it spread throughout other Polish-German ties and networks?

To measure the atmosphere in relations on the civic level the Institute of Public Affairs together with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Warsaw and the Bertelsmann Stiftung, Germany, again conducted a Polish-German perception study among both societies, the ”Polish-German Barometer”. In both countries we asked questions we have already asked since 2000, so an observation of the dynamics of change is possible. Two days before the visit of Polish President Andrzej Duda to Berlin and German President Joachim Gauck to Warsaw and one week before the Polish-German government consultations we will present what both societies think:

·         Do Poles and Germans perceive the Polish government as a credible partner in the European Union?
·         How do Poles and Germans assess Polish-German relations and which problems do they see?
·         Are, in the German opinion, the Poles a “nation of thieves” and the Germans  for Poles “nation of aggressors”?
·         What do Germans think about the state of democracy in Poland?
·         Would a German accept a Pole as his/her boss and would a Pole have anything against a German as a member of his/her city Council?
·         How would Poles describe the “typical German” and vice versa?
The study results and their relevance for the development of mutual relations will be commented and reflected on.
 
Opening
              Dr. Jacek Kucharczyk,President of the Board, Institute of Public Affairs
              Dr. Christian Schmitz, Director, Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Poland
Presentation and commentary
               Dr. Jacek Kucharczyk,President of the Board, Institute of Public Affairs
               Dr. Agnieszka Łada, Head of the European Programme, Institute of Public Affairs
               Gabriele Schoeler, Senior Project Manager, Programme “Europe’s Future“, Bertelsmann Stiftung
 
Conference languages: Polish and English with simultaneous translation.
 
 
Please register till 12^th June 2016

The presentation is a part of the regular Polish-German Barometer study