But they can often frame the choices and broker coalitions to push the existing boundaries of European integration. None of the EU’s top three new faces (Juncker, Tusk, and Mogherini) has a track record in this sense.
欧盟机构领导人要想青史留名，就必须具有政治开拓精神。他们的决策力是饱受局限。但他们常常可以影响选择，引导联盟推进欧洲一体化的现有边界。欧盟最顶级的三个职位（容克、塔斯克和莫格里尼）在这方面都没有历史成绩。显然，各国领导人也喜欢这样的安排。