Last week’s bruising battle over the medium-term future of the Union’s budget has confirmed that verdict with a vengeance. It also brought to a sorry close the UK’s six-month presidency of the European Council, confirming Britain’s long-standing reputation as the odd-man-out in the European Union.
法国和荷兰选民否决欧盟宪法提案后，全世界都知道欧洲项目陷入了深深的困境。上周有关欧盟中期预算的激烈争执再次明白无误地证明了这个判断。这次争执也使英国6个月的欧洲理事会主席任期黯然结束，让人们再次看清了长久以来英国在欧盟内部形单影只的尴尬处境。