Merkel’s now legendary obstinacy eventually might have to succumb to the imperatives of politics. It is one thing to ignore European Commission President José Manuel Barroso’s call for a more flexible economic policy, and quite another to dismiss out of hand the powerful message coming from French and Greek voters.
默克尔的顽固也称得上传奇了，但最终怕是仍要不得不屈服于政治。忽视欧盟委员会主席巴罗佐关于加强经济政策灵活性的呼吁是一回事，不管不顾法国和希腊选民的声音则是完全不同的另一回事。