德国与欧盟、美国有着密切的政治、经济和文化关系。她坚持立足西方,积极推动欧盟的扩大和深化,大力推进欧盟的一体化,重视发展跟美国的合作与交流关系。在文化方面,德国则极力保持日耳曼文化的独立性。在对美国的“文化帝国主义”深表忧虑的同时,德国 Germany has close political, economic and cultural ties with the European Union and the United States. She insists on basing itself on the West and actively promoting the expansion and deepening of the EU, vigorously promoting the integration of the EU and attaching importance to developing relations of cooperation and exchange with the United States. On the cultural side, Germany tries very hard to maintain the independence of Germanic culture. While deeply concerned about the “cultural imperialism” in the United States, Germany