France’s successful presidency has intensified doubts about the effectiveness of the Commission and its president, so much so that even in Paris concerns are being voiced that the Brussels executive must somehow be strengthened if it is not to become a mere secretariat. EU governments have wanted a pliable Commission, but now the cost could be the death of the “community method” that protects the EU against national frictions.
需要做什么工作呢？法国成功地担任欧盟主席国加剧了对欧盟委员会及其主席有效性的怀疑，以至于甚至在巴黎人们表达出担忧，也就是布鲁塞尔的这一行政机关必须予以加强，否则将会沦为一个秘书处而已。欧盟各国政府一直想要一个圆滑的委员会，但是现在的代价就是保护欧盟不受民族摩擦的“共同体方式”的灭亡。