Today in Paris, European leaders have been brought together by the French government to discuss the year ahead. The top priority for the Group of 20 leading nations this year is to ensure a sustained global recovery that lays the foundations for stronger, sustainable growth. What does this mean for Europe? Addressing global economic imbalances cannot be code for a discussion between America and China, in which European countries are bystanders. On deficits, growth and banks, 2011 is the year Europe must put its own house in order.
新年伊始,歐洲領導人接受法國政府的邀請,聚集在巴黎討論未來的一年。20國集團(G20)今年的當務之急是確保全球持續復甦,爲更強勁、持續的成長奠定基礎。這對歐洲意味著什麼?解決全球經濟失衡,不可能成爲中美談判的原則——在中美談判中,歐洲國家是旁觀者。就赤字、成長和銀行而言,2011年是歐洲必須解決好自身問題的一年。