For starters, the ongoing consequences of simultaneous economic, political, and institutional crises continue to determine the European agenda. Realizing a long-term vision is more difficult than ever when so many short-term imperatives – reviving growth and employment, winning elections, and re-engaging a distrustful public amid growing populist sentiment, to name just a few – materialize simultaneously.
此次峰会从一开始就将面临诸多障碍。首先，经济、政治和制度三重危机的持续后果仍在左右欧洲日程。实现长期愿景的困难性前所未有地大，因为大量短期障碍——重振增长和就业、赢得选举、在民粹主义情绪日益高涨的背景下重获公众信任等——正在同时发生作用。