
2020年是极其糟糕的一年。新冠疫情肆虐,封锁、宵禁和社交距离成为常态。
2020 was an annus horribilis. Covid stalked the land. Lockdowns, curfews and social distancing were the order of the day.
但其中也有一线希望:欧洲各国展现出了强大的团结精神,共同采购疫苗,并就一项庞大的后疫情复苏基金——“恢复与韧性基金”(RRF)达成了一致。
But there was a silver lining: European countries showed themselves to be capable of great solidarity, jointly procuring vaccines and then agreeing on a mammoth post-Covid recovery fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).
自2021年以来,该基金已向欧盟成员国发放了4500亿欧元的赠款和贷款。
That fund has disbursed €450 billion in grants and loans to EU member states since 2021.
随着RRF进入关键的最后阶段,我们与欧洲审计院(ECA)的法国成员皮埃尔·莫斯科维奇一起评估了当前的情况。
As the RRF enters its crucial final phase, we take stock of the situation with Pierre Moscovici, the French member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA).