Europe’s international role is shrinking, with the old G-5 having evolved into the G-20. And, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel setting conditions for the eurozone, France’s ambition to dominate European policy has been thwarted.
欧洲计划显然没有达到法国政治领袖一开始的预期。莫内和舒曼所梦想的友好和认同并没有实现，出现的是冲突和无序。欧洲的国际作用在减小，当年的G5如今已经变成了G20。而随着德国总理默克尔对欧元区的指手画脚，法国人主导欧洲政策的雄心也受到了打击。