But, while Europe no doubt remains important for asserting both common and national interests, it is no longer a project of the future. The German perspective is thus shifting in the direction of that of France and the United Kingdom: the EU is increasingly seen as a framework and precondition for asserting national interests, rather than as an aim in itself.
几乎所有的民主政党都认为德国与欧洲关系是实用的。尽管对于同时主张共同利益和国家利益而言欧洲无疑仍是重要的，但它已不再是一项关乎未来的计划。因此，德国的立场正向着法国和英国的方向转变：欧盟越来越被当作是一个主张国家利益的框架和前提，而非目的本身。