Sebagai negara berpenduduk paling padat dan ekonomi terbesar di Eropa, Jerman menaruh harapan besar bagi dua kepemimpinan UE dan G-8 --yang secara kebetulan dijabat secara serentak.
As Europe's biggest economy and most populous country, Germany is facing high expectations for the dual presidencies of the EU and G8, which by coincidence fall together.