In the beginning there was the fall of the Berlin Wall. It slammed the German question back on to the international agenda. The prospect of a reunified Germany filled many neighbours, including France, with concern. President François Mitterrand saw one way to prevent German hegemony over Europe: the D-Mark, that hallmark of German strength, had to be absorbed into a single European currency. In early 1990, it soon became obvious that France’s approval of the reunification of Germany would depend on this being fulfilled.
最初是柏林墙的倒塌。它让德国问题重新回到国际议程上。德国重新统一的前景，让包括法国在内的许多邻国感到不安。法国总统弗朗索瓦•密特朗(François Mitterrand)发现了一个阻止德国掌控欧洲的方法：象征德国实力的德国马克，必须被某种欧洲单一货币吸收。上世纪90年代初期，情况很快变得明显：法国同意德国重新统一的前提将是实现这一点。
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