Germany opposes the new bank-resolution mechanism proposed by the European Commission, generating moral and political support at home by portraying its stance as an effort to protect German taxpayers: Why should the German ants pay for the southern European grasshoppers? In fact, Germany’s position is a ploy to hide its anticompetitive behavior, whereby the government subsidizes German banks and industry at the expense of everyone else – including German taxpayers.
德国反对欧盟委员会提出的新银行清算机制，并将其立场描述为试图保护德国纳税人，以此赢得国内的道义和政治支持：为何德国蚂蚁要为南欧蚂蚱掏腰包？事实上，德国的立场是其反竞争行为的画皮，德国政府因此可以补贴德国银行和产业界，而出钱的则是其他所有人，包括德国纳税人。