Precisely for this reason, many of the changes in Europe have occurred despite German opposition. In the end, the German government has had to resort to the art of the political U-turn, with the result that Germany, though economically strong, has grown institutionally weaker – a dynamic exemplified by its reduced influence in the ECB’s Governing Council.
正因为这个原因，欧洲的许多改变都在不顾德国反对的情况下发生了。最后，德国政府只能求助于政治180度转向的手腕，结果就是德国虽然在经济上强大，却在制度上逐渐弱化——该国在欧洲央行管理委员会中影响力逐渐减弱的状况正好反映出这一变动。