The Lisbon Treaty offers a fundamental redesign of how the Union works, but, despite the pressing need to enhance EU institutions’ mobility and flexibility, it is still awaiting ratification. The economic crisis makes it more important than ever to introduce these reforms.
第二项事物则牵扯到欧盟的内部架构问题。《里斯本条约》在联盟如何运作的问题上重新设计了一个基本框架，然而即便提升欧盟机构灵活性和适应性的需要已经迫在眉睫，条约却依然停留在等待批准的阶段。而经济危机则使得这些改革比以往任何时候都更为重要。