Not a single mention of the Euro? If it weren't a member of the Euro, Germany would be deindustrializing with a sky high Deutsche Mark.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14261923 (I hope I'm linking the right thing).
Germany had a strong Mittelstand (and was indeed struggling with an uncomfortably strong Deutsche Mark) long before the Euro. I suspect it would have worked out.