2004 Volume 7 Issue 1 Topic: Forestry Electronic Journal of Polish Agricultural Universities (EJPAU) founded by all Polish Agriculture Universities presents original papers and review articles relevant to all aspects of agricultural sciences. It is target for persons working both in science and industry,regulatory agencies or teaching in agricultural sector. Covered by IFIS Publishing (Food Science and Technology Abstracts), ELSEVIER Science - Food Science and Technology Program, CAS USA (Chemical Abstracts), CABI Publishing UK and ALPSP (Association of Learned and Professional Society Publisher - full membership). Presented in the Master List of Thomson ISI. ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF POLISH AGRICUL TURAL UNIVERSITIES Copyright © Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego we Wroclawiu, ISSN 1505-0297 Giefing D. , Bembenek M. 2004. THE COMPARISON OF SOME SELECTED ASPECTS OF FOREST ECONOMY IN FRONTIER REGIONS OF POLAND, THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND GERMANY, EJPAU 7(1), #02. Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume7/issue1/forestry/art-02.html THE COMPARISON OF SOME SELECTED ASPECTS OF FOREST ECONOMY IN FRONTIER REGIONS OF POLAND, THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND GERMANY Dieter Franciszek Giefing, Mariusz Bembenek ABSTRACT Poland and the Czech Republic are about to join the European Union shortly. This, on the one hand, makes it necessary to undertake appropriate harmonisation measures by these countries and, on the other, creates both justified and unjustified concerns. This study makes a comprehensive attempt at assessing risks of disrupting and upsetting labour markets in forestry in such areas as levels of remuneration and expenditures associated with carrying out individual tasks in forestries of Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic. The performed detailed studies were carried out in frontier areas of the above-mentioned countries. Key words: European Union, forest economy, employment in forestry, harvest costs. INTRODUCTION Polands accession to the European Union makes it necessary to undertake many different adjustments, not only in the area of harmonisation of various types of legislation but, first and foremost, improvements in competition conditions existing in this huge market place [2, 3]. Many different researchers point to dangers associated with unequal development of forestry in Poland in comparison with EU member states [1, 4]. However, Poles main concern appears to be connected with unbalanced conditions of competition (especially in agriculture) and risks of uncontrolled buying out of Polish farmland by foreigners. On the other hand, EU countries are afraid of being flooded by cheap labour from countries, which are about to join the Community. It is worth emphasising that potential hazards resulting from unbalanced economic and technological development of candidate countries, in comparison with the level of economy in EU member states, will be felt primarily in countries which are about to join the European Union. Their size, in comparison with the area and population of the EU member states, is small and they simply cannot cause any significant disturbances in their economies. However, it is to be expected that in frontier areas, where differences in land prices, levels of remuneration, employment potentials etc. are considerable, mutual impacts can be sizeable and may easily affect decisions of respective communities. The presented study deals with issues associated with threats of disturbing labour markets in forestry resulting from EJPAU 2004. Giefing D. , Bembenek M. THE COMPARIS... http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume7/issue1/forestry/art-02.html 1 z 9 10.11.2014 12:47