One of the highest-flying proposals of his electoral platform was a call for renegotiation of the European Union’s new “fiscal pact,” endorsed by all member states with the exception of the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic. Inspired by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, approval of the pact was a precondition for Germany’s participation in the financial rescue plan for Greece and the other distressed eurozone countries.
对其与其他领导人谈判能力的第二项考验在于欧洲内部。其竞选纲领中最高调的计划便是呼吁就欧盟的新“财政公约”进行重新谈判，这一动议获得了除英国和捷克之外所有成员国的支持。根据德国总理默克尔的说法，批准该公约是德国参与对希腊及其他受困欧元区国家财政援助计划的先决条件。