When the Maastricht Treaty was negotiated, the Germans considered this provision an important concession. But it is indispensable if the ECB is really to be independent, and if one expects that all members of the Governing Board, particularly the governors of national central banks, base their decisions only on the interests of the entire euro area (and not of their home country).
当协商签署《马斯特里赫特条约》之时，德国把此规定视为一个重大让步。但如果欧洲央行真能独立的话，并且如果人们期望所有委员会成员，尤其各国央行行长，把他们的决议只建立在整个欧盟利益上的话，它就是绝对必要的。