Germany: Optimization of Europe
Journal: Contemporary Europe
Year: 2018

The article explores actual problems of Germany. It stresses its moderate policy in terms of military costs, which is subject of US criticism. Germany realized higher comparable value of civil branches compared with military ones and it is persistent in promoting this course. The author remembers the words by Walther Rathenau: "Economy is our destiny". This idea was supported by Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. The article dwells upon significant difficulties in relations between German and other memb