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Stanisław Kania's visit to Berlin has been largely successful. While having to compromise extensively on certain issues, the worst of the future migrant flight has been contained, and Poland's economic trajectory might one day stand to gain from Germany's existence.
Public:
- The Treaty of Berlin (1965): Poland and Germany commit to solely non-violent means of resolving disputes and recognize the Oder-Neisse/status quo border as legitimate and legal.
Private:
The Border:
The existing 280,000 Polish migrants in Germany will be internally classified as "permanent migrants" and will be free to move to and from Poland.
100,000 Poles at any one point in time will be permitted to work in Germany as guest workers.
- Germany will pay 1/3 of their hypothetical difference in wages between Germany and Poland directly to the Polish government, which may or may not be taken from their paychecks.
- German police will keep accurate tabs on their place of residence and place of employment at all times, accessible to the Polish government.
Poland will refrain from using lethal or overly-violent means of preventing border crossings.
The German government will commit to setting up real border checks and border protections, as well as forced expulsions, to prevent any Pole not included in these 380,000 from crossing the border or staying in Germany illegally (according to Polish law).
- Poland will turn a blind eye to a very limited amount of individuals who are considered political asylum seekers, who must meet stringent circumstances regarding being specifically targeted by the Polish government.
The Economy:
Previous trade ties and free trade will be affirmed.
German corporations will be allowed to gain access to Polish labor and natural resources in Poland itself and fully participate as producers on the following conditions:
- Activities are done under legal subsidiaries owned by the German corporations, but incorporating some degree of worker democracy into day-to-day management. In reality, pretending to do so and treating workers slightly better than the Stalinists would likely be enough.
- About-par worker rights and minimum wages compared to the rest of the country. (Quite low)
- Corporations will take the price of the central planning board if producing for domestic consumption instead of export to Germany.
Academic and cultural ties will be furthered.
- Germany will allow ample amounts of promising Polish students to attend German universities at in-state cost (free apparently). Poland will pay for associated living expenses.
- Upon admittance to the Eurovision competition, the Polish delegation will be instructed to be very grateful and look upon German contestants in a positive light.
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