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Why Germany's industrial collapse is making Poland rich — Poland's economy, manufacturing boom & the end of the German economic engine explained. For decades, G…
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Tell German to go back to Russia
Its too obvious that the script was made by AI.
Strong Germany and Poland! Only! We have to save the Europe!
the biggest power of Poland are people - this is country where People want work instead of asking for help, if You cant get job here we used to direct those people cheap airline's webside, so they can get ticket to London and start washing dishes there
The problem in Poland as You mentioned is Electricity, we need nuclear as fish water. On the other side is sad to see coal power is shutting down in this CO2 crazy narration while country is sitting on Coal deposits
Leftist and fake-green policies have destroyed not only Germany, but much of Europe.
Elect more and more leftwing communist government to starve your own industries in the name of climate change garbage scam
Great video thanks. I hope things will finally start getting better in Germany, because we’re all in the same boat.
It’s completely not true. Now go do the experiment, zoom on google map satellite view random polish cities, and random west German cities, and you’ll see, that random small German city, is more industrialized, has more factories, and storages, than big polish city, that explain a lot regarding this topic. And i say it as Pole, not German. It’s funny how suddenly Poland is portrayed as a soon Europe leader, no it isn’t, and it won’t be. Poland is, oh sorry, it more and more tends to “was” a place, where western companies could produce cheaper, so that’s why we had all those growth, because we were being pumped from outside. But the fact is, that taxes go elsewhere, banks are foreign, companies are foreign, manager often are foreign, and polish people are reduced to merely workers. And as of now, it is becoming bigger and bigger problem, that Poland in those 20 year period, developed a small amount of innovations, business and global corporations, so if west is falling, so is Poland. Those kid of videos are just ego boosting for poles, and also easy views, because polish love being talked about by foreigners, just check stats :)))
Germany should pay Poland war reparations for killing half of population, ruining the country to the ground and enslaving 2 milon people. <br>The karma is coming back to them.
I am a Portuguese living in Berlin and married to a Polish woman. So I frequently go to Poland (especially western Poland). It is impressive to see their growth in real time. There are so many factories (a lot of them from German companies), logistical centers, and EXCELLENT brand-new infrastructure. And all of this, while keeping a livable quality of life. It's quite a shock to see in Germany infrastructure like bridges and train lines just falling apart and old (already) outdated projects like the Berlin central highway being built with horrendous costs and too late to make a difference.<br>What I do find is that Poles often forget their lovely infrastructure was heavily paid by the EU... But that's a whole different story.
Poland is doing well, Germany won't get better until it leaves the EU
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHGRKV-N2H8&t=161">02:41</a> Ludwigshafen - Danke für die falsche Aussprache. <br>👎 <b>AI</b> <b>GARBAGE</b> 👎
Nuclear for base load that they had but got rid of would've saved them from not using the gas as a product AND energy source
A richer Poland will boost Germanise economy also.<br>In economy it’s not either or it’s mutual success.
Germany is an inventive and highly advanced production country...<br>The only thing Poland deliver so far is cheap labor...<br>Just check out how many patents Germany holds vs Poland..
All so true. Empires will fail eventually. As living styles increase the system becomes fragile. Then something comes along like the U.S. blowing up the Nordstream or Trump causing the restriction of oil/LNG, hence failure to the economic structure.
Extraordinary work, thank you. Should be compulsory viewing for every public official…(it certainly-is in the Kremlin, I dare say)👊
Poland blew up German Nord Stream, and you wonder why Poland is doing better.
…Because Poland has now refugees, and this are not only non-qualified Turkish or Syrian workers, or even farmers where a lot of urkrainians still working, but people with high education (mostly), because in Ukraine most of people have high grades. Ant this is “for free”, because Ukrainians earns for their own, regarding official Polish statistics and the rest of money leaving for Polish GDP. Officially Ukrainian refugees produces from 4 till 5 % of Polish GDP, replacing Polish people who went to Germany for work. Thats a lot. More than 33 000 private companies were opened in 2025. I’m not making anything up: these are just official figures from official Polish sources.
C'mon Germans, step up your game.
Поляки национальные интересы ставят выше Брюссельских. Жаль будет если они позволят кинуть себя в мясорубку войны
You analysis is spot on ........just one BIG flaw toward the end..........the Old Ukraine is GONE and is NEVER coming back.<br>Before the Ukraine War started, the population of Ukraine was around 42 million, today that number is about 20 million.<br>A country cannot take a population hit that big and recover any time soon. After the War Russia will take control of Ukraine, and slowly rebuild it. This will take MANY years. At least 20 to 25 years. But the REAL elephant in the room is NATO'S strong INSANE desire to go to a direct War with Russia ! This will throw over THE WHOLE CHESS BOARD.
The BASF site at Ladujigsscheffen...
Poland is bread basket without German/EU handouts nothing would work there.
which western european country is doing worst economically ?
This is all bullshit. Poland is dying away at close to a quarter of a million people every year. Guess how long this state of affairs can last.
le-deutsch-a-ffin…
You go cute with Putin, you pay the price in the long run.
Germany got hijacked by a plot of parasite politicians and a left-woke Ngo / media mafia, tyrannizing working and performing people. It is the country to leave.
You can also tell this by the fact that Germany used to do border control against Poland until just a few years ago, and nowadays Poland is doing border controls against Germany instead.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHGRKV-N2H8&t=162">02:42</a><br>The moment he said Ludwigshafen this wrong I stopped taking him serious.
It's a well researched material. Well done, @Geography Effect<br>However, what needs to be said is that Poland is well aware of its problems. We are losing the war on demography but we are on the right track with energy mix. The current energy production from coal is still high (around 53%, compared to 9% EU average), however in 2021 it was 72%, so we've made a nearly 20pp drop in just 4 years! Still some problems with the grid too. In 10 years time Poland will solve this problem and coal will be replace with nuclear power as the main stabilising source. By this time we will also have a solid network of rail and a massive logistic hub with integrated airport and railway - an entire country connected for people and goods transport - an investors paradise. Our competitive edge is still on the rise.
The largest advantage we have against Germans or French and one that will only increase is that it's actually civilised here
MADE IN GERMANY, MADE IN JAPAN, MADE IN CHINA ❤
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHGRKV-N2H8&t=879">14:39</a> Budapest is not Poland
Correction US trade deficit less in 2025 than 2024. Record soybean, wheat, and cor exports
Germany are still minimum x10 wealthier than Poland and will be. They're the 3th or 4th economy on the Earth. And let say it straight, no one gives money to the other for free and no one gets richier than the other at his cost. In 2026 Poland has a massive record high public debt.
Ludwigs- hafen, Ludwig port
Germany didn't lose its engineering genius; it lost cheap Russian gas, easy Chinese markets, and safe shipping lanes. Turns out 'economic miracles' are heavily dependent on cheap fuel.
War in Europe now taking its toll...<br>Germany without thinking long term ran Behind USA ....and now it's industries are taking the burnt...<br><br>And it's only USA being major culprit 😅😅😅all wars are directly or indirectly linked with USA.. because of these wars people immigrate...and most common destination is Europe😅😅😅
China would murd3r germany and poland 😢
Kłamstwo, Niemcy walczą z Polskim dobrobytem gospodarczym udowodiły to przygraniczne landy które sabotują polskie inwestycje np Port Szczecin. Na dodatek obsadzili swego człowieka czyli Tuska i PO.
Western Europe well deserved its decline. Its stupid immigration and energy policies doomed them. With the advent of AI, they are more backward compared to US and China.
Its that simple. Ger imported Muslims in their millions and ruined itself, while POL didn't
A prosperous Germany is something highly desirable to us. We export a lot of stuff there.
I'm polish and i wish that Germany will wake up and to be more precise on that, they should reinstate old and build the new nuclear plants and control migration, same plan should be followed by Poland and both countries will be just ok.
The more YouTube you watch, the more disinformed you become... <br>Has this video mentioned the uncomfortable fact that Germany's GDP is 5 times that of Poland...? <br>It will be a veeery long time (almost certainly never) that Poland will ever come close to Germany in terms of economic (and other) power...
I work with German people as a Pole and I have to say that they are fantastic people. I hope things get better.
Germany will be adjusting... and Poland is doing fine. But even Poland will be replaced... by low wage countries like Romania, Bulgaria and (future) Ukraine.<br>Germany got ritch during its high... the question is will Poland have enough time to become right during hers?
Poland streets are clean, safe, well policed. Germany was similar to London and Paris, sad but true.
Showing in the video totally unrelated stock video inserts from other countries and continents. They couldn't even find a Polish K2 tank to illustrate; they showed a Romainian one. <br>Pathetic editing.
Germany didn't make POLAND RICH AT ALL ,and they make themselves poor by taking emigrants they pay billions of euro now for them .. free 😂😂 politicians who make this decision was or stupid or get pay a lot of money to destroy their's own country
Germany wasn't the reason why Poland get rich.. and get richer and richer .. POLAND WILL BE A SUPERPOWER NIW IF NOT WAR AFTER WAR AFTER WAR EVERY 100 YERAS WAR ..30 YEARS WITH NO WAR AN LOOK .. JUST WAIT FOR NEXT 30 YEATS AND WE WILL BE A SUPERPOWER
Demography is a big issue not only for Poland but others in EU as well. Therefore, new factories currently built and those modernized are optimized with automation in mind. This should help with shrinking workforce. You can already see changes in education system which eliminates profession profiles that most likely will be replaced by AI driven assembly lines in near future. Existing workers are already changing their qualifications to adopt to new reality. I think by the time demography issue knocks on the door most of the discussed problem will be already solved.
Hardly ever read such rubbish. Poland like eastern Europe became prosperous because of the EU and the massive funds they received by countries like Germany, which was a decision made in order to preserve peace and lastly prosperity for all Europe.<br>As well German GDP per capita is more than twice as much as in Poland. The discrepancy in wealth is even much higher.<br>If you like the easy part for Poland has been done, but now follows the tricky bit. If anybody thinks increase in GDP continues like that, you do not understand the dynamics of social and political developments in such an environment. That needs long term stability and an open mind from a nation which is heavily divided between east and west - yes I speak of Poland - and divided by countryside and cities, more than most other countries in Europe.<br>I wish Poland all the best, but by suggesting it is overtaking Germany you are delusional and only incite stupid nationalism, revanchism and everything many in these two countries do not want to see.
This is not apple to apple comparison while Poland continues receiving EU cohesion grants
OK, bring in more immigrants !!!!
Many historians have failed to notice that this shift has occurred quite frequently over the last 1,200 years.
Although these countries cooperate closely, it cannot be said that Germany's collapse would make Poland rich, as the cooperation is mutually beneficial.
It might be changing but there is a long way still because minimal wage in Germany is MUCH higher than Poland. They also have slightly better laws in terms of employees rights.
Poland has come a long way in the last decades but I would not call it rich IMHO.<br>Not even close
"danke merkel" for selling germany to raZZia!
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You talk about dumb!!!!! Germany expot3d in US dollars 91 billion to China and China 3xported $200 billion to Germany. You need a PRESIDENT TRUMP. We reduced our trade deficit by 40% with China in 2025
Germany needs a President Trump
If Germany does not get the eu to strongly tariff chinese ev's you can kiss vw, bmw, and Mercedes goodbye
Vidéo très intéressante, bon travail. J'aimerais une vidéo traitant de l'économie européenne dans son ensemble. Merci
One more factor which seems nobody mentioned is the currency:<br>Poland insists on its own currency Zloty instead of joining the Euro€, so can still have its own central bank to control currency supply, and avoid Euro inflation crisis such as in Greece/Italy<br>To an export economy it's very important to have one's own currency control 🎉🎉<br>Adopting Euro€ too early before getting a similar GDP per capita (like Greece) is definitely bringing more problems than benefits 😢😮
Bismarck's Kultur Kampf describes Germans the best way
As with everything, the US is also key to explain why Poland, the US has been pushing hard for Poland's economic growth and it has been preasuring and advocating for Poland
Macro data won't show the entire picture. As long as "forecasters" use percentage be aware if from 1 to 2 is 100% <br>How ist the consumer activity, and there is the negative side in Germany.
The Time has come that herr Hoffman will come to fix toilet in Poland
Ludwigshafen, surely you know how to pronounce it!
I wonder what the Poles think of AfD (Alternativ fur Deutschland aka NAZIS) and their recent electoral victory.<br>I can't imagine Poland being comfortable living nextdoor to a two-time fascist reich.
Thx cool video. new sub
I am a South Korean with 5+ manufacturing experience, recently relocated to Poland from the United States, visiting Germany several times. I mostly agree with your video, but I would like to comment three things why Germany can't avoid declining.<br><br>1. Germany highly relies its economy on both the goverment and big corporates. Neither of them is working well with bureaccuracies and lack of innovations due to avoiding risks and responsibilities. I felt like the government is naively relying on taxes, regulations, and policies and the corporates are still following their out-dated protocols and decision making processes.<br>2. Germans lost their national pride and unique identity from their history education and massive immigrants. I know this was necessary and inevitable for overcoming its brutal history and labor shortage issue, but it caused irreversible collapse of Germany as common people disrespect their own country, focus on individual life (hard to say it is bad), and lose common integration traits. <br>3. Considering 1 and 2, Germany should have converted from Goliath to Davids, from massive giants corporates to agile startups. Indeed, Germany still has good small businesses and companies, but they are regulated by the government and controlled by corporate supply chains. <br><br>Otherwise, Poland couldn't have relied on its government and its corporates as they had not been working well for long years, but Poles have strong work ethics and high responsibilites for their tasks to survive from their neglected surroundings. Still they are complaining and hesitating due to their historic and financial traumas, but they achieved outstanding outcomes with their brother countries like Czech, Slovakia and Hungray which were disadvanted by two World Wars and Cold War for three decades without any fiancial supports from Marshall Plan. I am very proud of Poles.<br><br>Apart from my opinions, I love both countries with good beer and work ethics. I wish Germany and Poland can mutually support and grow together for long-term XD.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHGRKV-N2H8&t=32">0:32</a> you make graphs look better because scale start at -10%
That's because Germans sell junky cars that are hard to fix, plastic parts that easily break and aluminum torx bolts that's easily stripped
Please teach AI how to pronounce 'Ludwigshafen'.
China doesn't build anything really "better".
Next Topic Afghanistan !<br>New mega project like wakhan corridor and other like rare miniral Earth 1T$
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHGRKV-N2H8&t=1163">19:23</a> friendly Chinese market, but show the street of Vietnam :)
As a Pole, I don’t want Germans to be poor. A poor, discontented German always causes trouble for the whole world.
Poland is the second biggest recipient of EU funds, largely paid by Germany by the way. And last time I checked , Germany is, by far, Poland’s biggest market. So, apart from Poland doing well, which is admirable and appreciated, maybe sometime in the near future Poland can actually contribute more to the EU’s budget than it receives (by a huge margin). Until then, taking it down a few notches would be more than appropriate. Other than that, I have family in Poland that understand this perfectly.
Because Germany keeps making mistakes, Poland keeps managing her borders quite well, so Poland deserves it.
Poland was ALWAYS AN INDUSTRIAL POWER.<br>Romania too.
What is most important that standard of poles now is much higher!
when Poland make Germany pay for the war weakening Germany. Guess why germen supportring AFD now😂
If Poland starts accepting international talent without the language bs that goes on in Germany, they will skyrocket.
Maybe because Germany wants to spread their money on their neighbours who need new Money and we need the old Money gone. When money gets old it doesnt do much.
Thank You very much for this. Always amazed by Germany so I follow its movement and understand your ideas clear enough to say that, in my opinion, Germany has done proper smart plans. Who could know how China under communist party ability would turned into unless you know them well. Who could know USA plans by present leader. Not even fortune teller, I guess. So all German can do is planing according to present and some short term future guess, or not. Still respect German as a nation since no one else smarter to me.❤😊 just imagine if Germany invested in Poland much more than went for China; and imagine EU more friendly and better accept Putin than what actually been; I bet German would have been so happy by now.😊❤
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Germany made the most brain dead decisions when it comes to energy for the past 30 years and now it's paying the price.
Easy EU country more immigrants get bad happiness in wast just used weast ATN and nevery accept eu law
Im not sure things are so beautiful. How does poland plan to compete with chinsesse manufacturing? I work in the services sector, and many companies are leaving the country. Polish labor became too expensive… hope i am wrong, but competing with chinesse manufacturig, sound impossible…
This is typical western european hubris approach, Poland was in past a big player in europe and is coming back, grid will be sorted with new nuklear plants tech called smr and coal will play teh role asa long as needed, big ai factory are coming, as well chip technology from taiwan and south korea, same with robotics, u don't see here big picture, huge army is a key element to deter russia, ukraine and germany after afd win, wait and see, uk in ppp pkb will be taken in 5 years,same with france and others.
Sure, algorithm loves polarities. Stop stirring people against eachother
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