The fact is that, in the days when there were still Communist regimes in Europe, the massive aid to the former German Democratic Republic, including such things as loans to the tune of billions, which gave the GDR every opportunity for trade as a de facto Member State of the European Union, did not bring about the development of a democratic system in the GDR that was capable of meeting the economic and social needs of its people in a proper and civilised manner.
De fait, alors que régnaient encore des régimes communistes en Europe, les aides considérables apportées à la RDA - telles que les crédits de plusieurs milliards consentis au pays, qui lui donnaient toutes les possibilités commerciales en tant que membre de facto de l’Union européenne - n’ont pas permis l’apparition dans le pays d’un système démocratique qui aurait répondu aux besoins économiques et sociaux de la population de manière raisonnable et civilisée.
