Unemployment is rising—even in Germany and France, where the jobs markets have been most solid.

失业率在上升——甚至在劳动力市场一直比较稳固的德国和法国也是这样。

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The only other G7 economy where consumer debt has declined is Germany, which has also avoided a housing bubble.

西方工业七国（G7）经济体中唯一的例外是德国，该国消费者债务下降，并且避免了房市泡沫。

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In competitiveness and fiscal discipline, Germany is where the stragglers want to be.

在竞争力和财政纪律方面，德国是那些落伍国家心目中的偶像。

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This Pavlovian fear is even stronger in Germany, where the hyper-inflation of the 1920s is linked in policymakers' minds to the rise of Hitler.

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It is particularly strong in two big markets, Britain (where it is jostling for top spot) and Germany.

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"I don't want the European Union to be something where France is pulling its way, Germany its way and Poland and others another way, " he said.

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