Doubts about Germany’s role have much to do with the current economic and financial crisis, and also with the weakness of the European Union and its institutions. Ever since the referendum failures of both the European constitution and the Lisbon treaty, the EU has been flying on autopilot, run by its bureaucrats.
对德国作用的怀疑既与当下的经济与金融危机有关，也与欧盟及其机构的软弱有关。自从针对欧洲宪法和《里斯本条约》的全民公决失败以来，欧盟就进入了“自动驾驶”状态，由官僚们打理。在拥有27个成员国而却没有实施任何机构和程序改革的情况下，欧盟各项进程效率低下得令人痛心。