PRINCETON – Last week, in a highly anticipated speech, German President Joachim Gauck cautioned against the blind pursuit of an “ever-closer” European Union, acknowledging that the growing inequality among member states is generating “a sense of unease, even unmistakable anger,” and increasing the risk of national humiliation. He pointed out that, in addition to the economic crisis, there is “a crisis of confidence in Europe as a political project.”
普林斯顿—上周，在一次备受期待的演讲中，德国总理高克对盲目追求“前所未有地紧密”的欧盟表达了担忧，他承认成员国之间日渐增加的不平等性正在产生“不安的感觉，甚至错误的愤怒，”这增加了国家受辱的风险。他指出，除了经济危机，还有“一场对作为政治工程的欧洲的信心的危机”。