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.
德国过去曾处于欧洲一体化的中心。它的政治家过去常常声称，德国没有独立的外交政策，只有一套代表欧洲的政策。柏林墙倒塌后，德国领导层意识到，德国的重新统一只有在欧洲统一的大环境中才有可能，他们愿意做出一些牺牲，以争取欧洲的认同。德国方面总是比别人贡献得多，索取得少，以此来推动达成共识。
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