Above all, we must prevent a strategic dilemma in which Germany felt forced to decide between its competitiveness in a globalized world and European integration. Europe should benefit from Germany's strength, just as we benefit from Europe's.
然后是欧洲。欧洲仍是德国外交政策的基础。但在这里，也有新挑战需要获得新答案。毕竟，我们必须预防德国陷入一个战略困境，被迫在德国的全球竞争力与欧洲一体化之间做出选择。欧洲应该从德国的强大中获益，一如我们从欧洲的强大中获益。作为欧洲最大经济体，我们必须投资于一体化。这是我们的优势之源。