When Merkel’s new government is in place, Germany will assume an even more important role in the pursuit of greater European integration – a process that will demand additional sacrifices, including the ceding of national sovereignty. In a sense, this will be a continuation of Germany’s long history of self-abolition.
默克尔新政府组阁完毕后，德国将在实现欧洲一体化的过程中发挥更重要的作用——欧洲一体化进程需要作出包括放弃国家主权在内的进一步的牺牲。这在某种意义上可以看作德国漫长自我否定史的一种延续。