France and Germany had forged an alliance that called the shots in Europe. Not interested in geopolitical power – a legacy of its Nazi past – Germany was content to back France’s ambitions as long as the Common Market allowed it to be Europe’s economic powerhouse.
这种方法三十多年来一直有效。法国和德国已经缔结成一个操纵欧洲的联盟。德国对它的纳粹历史所留下的地理政治权力并不感兴趣，只要欧洲自由贸易联盟允许它成为欧洲经济强国，德国就会站在法国身后支持它的野心。