尽管首先在德国、最近更为谨慎地在法国正在开始处理一长串改革议程，但是成效迟缓，公众对有必要改革的理解也有限。
Although a long agenda of reforms is beginning to be tackled, first in Germany and, more recently and cautiously, in France, the results are slow in coming and public understanding of the need for change remains limited.