Indeed, in May 2000, Joschka Fischer, the ex-leader of the Green Party and German Foreign Minister, gave a long speech about the necessity of European integration. The question about European federalism was posed to all member states, and none answered.
事实上，曾任德国外长和绿党领导人的约施卡·费舍尔曾在2000年5月就欧洲整合问题发表了长篇论述，并将欧洲联邦制的问题摆在了各欧盟成员国面前，不过无人响应罢了。而作为众人焦点的法国继续沉默是金，使德国感到自己已经被伙伴所抛弃了。