We saw this most visibly in the person of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who fortunately has been kicked to the sidelines of the political scene. But even the most stalwart European leaders have lost their followers’ trust by baldly saying one thing today and the opposite tomorrow.
首先，欧洲存在各国领导人与各国公众之间的信任不足。这方面最显而易见的便是前意大利总理贝卢斯科尼，幸运的是，他早已被踢出了政界。但即使是最坚强的欧洲领导人，也无不因为朝令夕改而丧失了追随者的信任。