France’s presidency of the EU during the second half of 2008 showed that dynamic leadership is a quality widely appreciated by the European public. With his sense of showmanship, Sarkozy almost effortlessly eclipsed Barroso when handling the Russia-Georgia crisis in August, followed by the EU’s responses to the autumn crisis of cascading bank collapses.
2008年法国担任欧盟的轮值主席表明，充满动力的领导是欧洲公众所广泛欣赏的素质。萨尔科奇具有作秀意识，在八月份处理俄国和格鲁吉亚危机以及欧盟应付随后在秋天银行接二连三的倒闭危机中几乎毫不费力地压过了巴罗索。欧盟委员会靠边站了。