While the plan was denounced as radical at the time, it helped pave the way for Willy Brandt's Ostpolitik, as well as indirectly influencing some developments within the European Union, such as a European common security policy) and the eventual reunification of Germany.
Idéen var radikal i sin tid, men banede senere vejen for Willy Brandts Ostpolitik, ligesom den påvirkede udviklingen i Den Europæiske Union (f.eks. den fælles udenrigs- og sikkerhedspolitik) for ikke at nævne Tysklands genforening.