This, however, does not prevent Temel n from being the biggest conflict between neighbours who share a border and should be, on most counts, friends. Polish bureaucracy Germany and Poland, too, share a border. However, being friends is easier said than done. It seems that for the second week now Germans have betrayed a certain mistrust of Polish affairs, and not necessarily without reason. Last week, this column reported on the German view of Polish agriculture, especially in light of European Union enlargement talks.
Agriculture is one of the big problem areas on the Polish list of accession issues.
Another, almost equally as pressing, is the country's looming bureaucracy. Apparently, any car from an EU country which is driven by a Pole in Poland is cause for investigation. The article itemises the frustrations involved in trying to find the person responsible for the case, nevermind trying to find the car itself. Good reports for Poland and Czech Republic This, however, is patently not the case. Poland alone pulls half the foreign investment of all accession candidates.