缘何德国总理默克尔希望IMF拉加德出任欧盟主席

2014-07-08 16:31:05来源：财富中文网

　　Indeed, Lagarde has said she is not interested in the presidency. Her current job, after all, affords her a platform from which she wields considerable influence in a global conversation on the world’s most pressing issues—from rising income inequality to banking reforms to climate change.

　　确实，拉加德已经表态，她对主席一职不感兴趣。毕竟，她当前的职务为她提供了一个很好的平台，让她可以就全球最紧迫的一些事务在国际对话中施加相当的影响力。这些事务涵盖了从收入不平等加剧，到银行改革，再到气候变化的大量问题。

　　Still, one can’t blame Merkel for trying. The German Chancellor and many other top European leaders have no doubt been spooked by the dramatic gains made by anti-EU parties in late May’s elections. Lagarde, meanwhile, is regarded as a consensus-builder who can contend with the increasing dissatisfaction among EU member states—in three years Britain plans to hold a referendum on its membership—and bring positive change to the organization.

　　不过，人们也不能怪默克尔有这样的想法。这位德国总理以及欧洲其他很多最高领导人们无疑都被5月底欧洲议会选举中反欧盟党派支持率的飙升给吓坏了。与此同时，拉加德还被视为共识缔造者，她能够应对欧盟成员国日益滋长的不满情绪(英国计划在3年内就欧盟成员身份举行全民公投)，同时给欧盟组织带来积极的改变。

　　If for some reason the EU Presidency doesn’t work out, of course, there’s always the role of President of the European Council. Or President of the European Parliament. Chances are you don’t know who holds these grand offices either. But hey, we’ll give you a hint: One of them used to be a Prime Minister of Belgium.

　　当然，如果欧盟主席因为某种原因不起作用，总还有欧洲理事会主席这个职位。再或者，还有欧洲议会主席。或许大家还不知道这些主席是谁。我们可以给你一点提示：他们中的一位曾经是比利时首相。

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