The second reason for waning attention to the proposed partnership speaks to a broader issue: A seemingly endless stream of short-term political dramas has made it extremely difficult for both Europe and the US to focus for long on any secular and structural initiative.
而人们不再关注与欧洲建立伙伴关系的第二个原因则涉及到一个更宏观的问题：看似无穷无尽的一系列短期戏剧化政治变动使得欧洲和美国都很难长时间关注任何长期结构性改革方案。