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Germany’s Role and Importance in Today’s European Union
The European Union (EU) formerly known as European Economic Community (EEC) or European Community (EC), it consists of Independent nations based in the European Communities. EU goal is to enhance economic, political and social co-operation between the states. After the Second World War an idea to avoid future conflicts between the European countries. The brilliant idea was for the countries to trade with one another and eventually becoming economically interdependent. This would make it difficult to have conflict because of their economic interest. In the process European Economic Community got created in 1958 to increase economic …show more content…
Germany also has a great advantage due to its geographically location in the middle of Europe. Hence it gains power by lying on a cross-road of trans-European flow of people and goods. Germany connects Western Europe, Central Europe, the Mediterranean and Scandinavia. She runs the European Union today effectively by playing a huge role in the EU as result of her strong relationship with her neighbors’ economic, political and social ties. With this Germany is best positioned to play a role of mediating between different social, political and economic attitude and views in Europe. It was shaped mainly by France and Germany. A good example is In 1957 the German Bundesrat set up the first European affairs committee (EAC). At the present all member country national parliament have system and EAC that they us to scrutinize European affairs, EU documents and decisions. The EU is the mechanism Germany uses to interact with neighbors to bring different views and interest …show more content…
German leadership role was given to her by circumstances, during the Euro zone crisis its responsibility as most successful and biggest economy. (Anand et al, 21). The other potential leader had either too many problems of their own to do much leading or chosen to step aside like the UK. The augment of Germany role in EU resulted from its fast economy rebound after the global financial crisis. Germany economy recovery propelled by it exports which dropped its unemployment to 3 million. Germany now guarantees about 27 percent of European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) this amounts to €211