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The triangular commercial relations

the consequences of the increasing German-Polish commercial relations for the intensive German-Dutch commercial relations

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The triangular commercial relations

the consequences of the increasing German-Polish commercial relations for the intensive German-Dutch commercial relations

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This report provides information about the commercial relations between three important European states: The Netherlands, Germany and Poland. The triangular relations of these states is researched with the next question in mind: What are the consequences of increasing German-Polish commercial relations, for German-Dutch commercial relations?
Germany and the Netherlands have a history of commercial relations. The importance of this bilateral commercial relation can be seen in the trade balance between the Netherlands and Germany, which is only exceeded by relations between the United States and Canada.
Germany is the most important trading partner for the Netherlands with regard to import and export. Most of Germany’s exports go to the Netherlands. An important factor is the Rotterdam Port. The Rotterdam Port is considered to be a German port because of its importance to Germany and the German state (Bundesland) North Rhine - Westphalia, where many of the exported goods are produced. North Rhine - Westphalia also has the highest amount of trade with regards to the Netherlands. The German-Dutch trade consists mainly of chemical products and machinery.
While the German-Dutch relation has increased, other players have now also reached the playground of the European market. One of these growing economies which offer opportunities for other European states is Poland, with favorable advantages for strong economies such as Germany. Poland is unique due to its changing commercial character. Poland has been a communist state with a social economy mainly characterized by agriculture. After the fall of communism Poland went through a period of economic change, converting its economic system to a free market. Principally after its accession to the European Union in 2004, Poland has begun developing its own economy and is on its way to becoming an industrial state with great opportunities for trade and investments. It’s strong neighbor Germany, is already a main trader and investor in Poland and has contributed a great deal in the development of Poland and its Gross National Product.
As mentioned before, this report aims to research the possible competition between Poland and the Netherlands in the “German trade field”. It was therefore important to outline the situation between Poland and the Netherlands too but to what extent is there a competition?
The Polish-Dutch commercial relation seems to have become stronger too over the last few years and the Netherlands has been investing vastly in Poland. The trade between these two countries has also increased, although the trade relations is not as strong as the German-Dutch or German-Polish commercial relations. It could be pointed out that in the near future, instead of competition, a growing relation is developing between the Netherlands and Poland.
On the other hand, the increase of the German-Polish trade is inevitable. However, although the German-Polish trade increased dynamically until 2011, it experienced a decrease after 2011. The German-Dutch commercial relations, on the other hand, has been increasing steadily.
When the most important products within the trade traffic of the German-Dutch and German-Polish trade are compared, it seems that the same types of products are traded. In both relations there are products which have increased and this shows that the increase of one is not at the expense of the other. These products which have increased in the German-Dutch relations but not in the German-Polish relations are controversial. Although it cannot be determined with certainty, it could indicate that, for example, the Netherlands is taking the lead in trading with specific products with Germany, without affecting the relations between Poland and Germany. However, the German-Dutch trade traffic has been increasing, while the German-Polish trade traffic has been decreasing since 2011. German-Polish commercial relations focus more on German investments in Poland rather than the trade traffic. Although a broader research is necessary to give a definite answer, at the end of this research the results should indicate that German-Polish commercial relations has not increased at the expense of German-Dutch commercial relations.

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OrganisatieDe Haagse Hogeschool
OpleidingESC Europese Studies / European Studies
AfdelingAcademie voor European Studies & Communication
Jaar2013
TypeBachelor
TaalEngels

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