Even today, with the eurozone’s essential players apparently convinced that they are out of the woods, national narrow-mindedness is experiencing a revival in the EU, and the desire for change seems to be slackening. In particular, Merkel wants to be re-elected in 2013, and appears content to leave Europe for later.
即使在今天，欧元区关键成员仍显然认为自己在隔岸观火，狭隘的国家观念正在欧盟死灰复燃，变革的渴望似乎正在熄灭。特别是，默克尔希望在2013年获得连任，似乎不认为此后退出欧洲是多大的问题。不幸的是，对9月的大选来说，这意味着今年将有三个季度被浪费。此外，由于默克尔更有可能领导新的联盟（至少从现今的优势看是如此），而不是真正改组政府，因此大选后的德国在摆脱危机新压力的情况下将继续逡巡，看着欧洲在泥淖中苦苦挣扎。