Before even a word has been spoken, Europeans are being told that the negotiations in Brussels will be “bad-tempered,” with vetoes by individual member states looming large. Unfortunately, such talk could well become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
在还没有发出任何声响之前，欧洲人已被告知，在布鲁塞尔举行的这场谈判将是“难惹”的，各成员国很可能会投出否决票。不幸的是，这样的论调很可能成为自我实现的预言 。