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> I don't understand the revisionist conflation of the EU and Germany. Germany are not the main power in Europe, although they are a significant part of it. Wh
by chosenbreed37 8y ago
> I don't understand the revisionist conflation of the EU and Germany. Germany are not the main power in Europe, although they are a significant part of it.
Who would say is the main power?
- dvdcxn 8y agoIf we're pretending the EU doesn't exist (which seems to be what's happening here), then it's clearly Russia.
- simias 8y agoI don't understand what you're trying to say, Russia is an important diplomatic and military power but economically its GDP is barely above Spain and quite far below Germany, the UK, France and Italy. If you take the EU as a whole its GDP is more than 13 times greater than that of Russia (22 trillion vs. 1.6 trillion USD). It's definitely a significant power but I don't see how you could argue that it's "clearly" the main continental power. However it's probably the regional power with the highest nuisance potential for the EU (alongside Turkey).
- Panoramix 8y agoThe point is that they are a union. For instance, France, the Netherlands and Belgium together are more "powerful" than Germany. It's not like the Germans simply determines whatever they want.
- Tsubasachan 8y agoThere is no main power in Europe. Each country, down to Lichtenstein, has struggled for centuries to gain and maintain its independence. What you do have are blocs and factions. But if you think Germany can actually tell any country on how to vote you need a European history lesson.