Indeed, the EU is among the leading actors in the current “G” fad, which has culminated most recently in the G-20. And, despite being an embodiment of international law, the EU indulges in soft-law approaches, whether at the recent COP-19 climate-change meeting in Warsaw, or by supporting the “Geneva agreement” on Iran’s nuclear program, which, it is now clear, is nothing more than two aspirational declarations linked by a press release.
事实上，欧盟一直是近来流行的“G”俱乐部——最新的版本是G-20——的领导者之一。此外，尽管身为国际法的化身之一，欧盟却沉迷于软法（soft-law）方针，不管是在华沙COP-19气候变化会议上还是在支持关于伊朗核计划的“日内瓦协定”上都是如此。如今，显而易见媒体夸大了这两件事的成果。