One sign of hope is that, following the recent Franco-German summit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the first time did not publicly oppose the idea of a European economic government. Spelling out such a body’s structure, costs, decision-making procedures, and control mechanisms as quickly as possible is now the order of the day.
希望的曙光也已经闪现。在刚刚结束的法 — 德领导人会议之后，德国总理默克尔没有公开反对建立欧盟经济政府的理念，这可是破天荒头一遭。目前的当务之急就是尽早设计好这个实体的结构、费用、决策程序和监督机制。我们再也浪费不起时间了。