The situation of Polish citizens in the German social security system
Keywords:
Polish citizens, German, social security system, labour migrationAbstract
In this paper the author presents the situation of Polish citizens on the German labour market and in the German social security system. It is a legal and social analysis based on objective data on these issues. The development is a very important contribution to the study of the effects of exercising the right of free movement of workers or in the wider Polish citizens to Germany. It is a very important source to assess the situation and to further research in this area.
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