Germany’s political leaders – the Kohl-Genscher-generation who had experienced the war – understood that a united Germany would represent such a concentration of economic strength in Europe that it would inevitably disturb political balances within the EU.
Los líderes políticos alemanes --la generación de Kohl-Genscher que vivió la guerra-- entendieron que la Alemania unida tendría tanta fuerza económica en Europa que, inevitablemente, generaría un desequilibrio político interno en la UE.