For its part, the European Union has pursued shortsighted policies to address its economic challenges, without anticipating – or acknowledging – the social and political consequences, including the proliferation of anti-EU sentiment. Member states’ tactical approach to their particular problems (often defined by their status as creditor or debtor) has left the EU bereft of credible leadership and a unified vision.
至于欧盟，它一直最求短视政策解决其经济挑战，而没有预见到&mdash;&mdash;或承认&mdash;&mdash;政治后果，如反欧盟情绪的泛滥。成员国对各自问题（通常由其债权人或债务人的地位决定）的策略性方针让欧盟失去了可信的领导层和统一的前景。更具战略性的方针应聚焦于提振整个欧盟的增长，手段包括实现欧洲2020研究、开发和创新目标以及推进跨大西洋贸易和投资伙伴关系（Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership）。