Germany used to be at the heart of European integration. Its statesmen used to assert that Germany had no independent foreign policy, only a European policy. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, its leaders realised that German reunification was possible only in the context of a united Europe, and they were willing to make some sacrifices to secure European acceptance. Germans would contribute a little more and take a little less than others, thereby facilitating agreement.
德國過去曾處于歐洲一體化的中心。它的政治家過去常常聲稱，德國沒有獨立的外交政策，只有一套代表歐洲的政策。柏林墻倒塌后，德國領導層意識到，德國的重新統一只有在歐洲統一的大環境中才有可能，他們愿意做出一些犧牲，以爭取歐洲的認同。德國方面總是比別人貢獻得多，索取得少，以此來推動達成共識。
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