So the good news that nobody has to be afraid of Germany is accompanied by bad news: Unintentionally, the colossus is exerting a kind of passive hegemony; his lethargy is slowing down Europe's dynamism.
On n'a plus de raison d'avoir peur de l'Allemagne, mais le colosse exerce involontairement une sorte d'hégémonie passive, sa léthargie freine le dynamisme européen.