[Olog-hai]

The EEC was not about Germany reintegrating with the rest of Europe, but vice-versa. The Treaty of Rome reads just like the modern-day treaties on European Union, down to the intent to create the infamous “ever closer union between the peoples of Europe”, the nature of which was really expounded upon by Adenauer cabinet members such as then Minister of Commerce Hans Christian Seebohm:

Does free Europe want to join Germany? Germany is the heart of Europe, and the limbs must adjust themselves to the heart, not the heart to the limbs.

And subsequent to that, Margaret Thatcher observed the results back in 1995:

You have not anchored Germany to a unified Europe…You have anchored Europe to a newly unified and dominant Germany. In the end my friends, you will find it will not work.

[SJackson]

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[SunkenCiv]

Wow, Germany and the UK have nationalist politicians catering remarks to the German voters? Who knew?