ABSTRACT

The reunification of Germany positioned the country back to its dominant place in the middle of Europe. Anchoring Germany in the European Community and deepening European integration became the guiding principles of the Chancellor of Germany, Helmut Kohl, who wanted to ease the suspicions related to the continuities of German foreign policy. The northern enlargement of the European Union belonged to this same dynamism. Even so, Mediterranean countries feared that the accession of the Nordic candidates to the organization would serve German interests. Despite the controversies, the support of the Kohl government for Finland, Norway and Sweden has not evoked scientific research. Based on archival sources in Berlin, this article analyses the northern dimension of Germany’s European policy. It argues that Bonn saw the Nordic countries as a building block in its eastern policy.

摘要

德国的统一使该国重新回到了欧洲中部的主导地位。将德国锚定在欧洲共同体和深化欧洲一体化成为德国总理赫尔穆特科尔的指导原则，他希望减轻对德国外交政策连续性的怀疑。欧盟的北扩也属于这种活力。即便如此，地中海国家还是担心北欧候选人加入该组织会符合德国的利益。尽管存在争议，但科尔政府对芬兰、挪威和瑞典的支持并未引发科学研究。本文基于柏林的档案资料，分析了德国欧洲政策的北方维度。