Since there was no chance that the other countries would accept political union, Germany’s position seemed like a technical maneuver to prevent the establishment of the single currency. Germany was reluctant to give up the Deutsche Mark, a symbol of its economic power and commitment to price stability.
德国坚决反对欧元，指出必须政治联盟先行。由于没有其他国家会接受政治联盟，因此德国的立场似乎是阻止成立单一货币区的技术借口。德国人不愿放弃马克，此乃其经济实力和物价稳定承诺的象征。直到法国总统密特朗提出以法国支持德国重新统一为条件，德国人才最终同意创造欧元。