The Lisbon Treaty was a compromise constitutional arrangement that would nevertheless give the EU greater weight and authority precisely for occasions such as the Copenhagen summit, when global issues are addressed. Though multiple European actors on the world stage were more than justified in the old days, this is no longer the case.
作为一项妥协性的宪政安排，《里斯本条约》无法在哥本哈根这类处理世界事务的场合给予欧盟更多 合适的 权重和权威。虽然在世界舞台上欧洲的身影比从前出现得更为频密，但这也起不到什么作用。当中国，美国，印尼、巴西和其它全球势力都各自发出一种统一的声音之时，欧洲却已经无法承受自己内部那些不和谐的杂音了。