Some in France – and not just the left – want to change this. One idea making the rounds is for the European Parliament to define the ECB’s objectives, on the basis that it is democratically elected – as if the Maastricht Treaty did not result from a democratic process.
决定特里谢责任感的因素是《马斯特里赫特条约》，条约明确规定：欧洲央行的主要目标是维护价格稳定。法国有些势力¾不仅限于左派¾希望加以改变。其中一种提法是由欧洲议会来决定欧洲央行的目标，理由是欧洲议会由民主选举¾就像签订《马斯特里赫特条约》不是一项民主进程。