In any emergency, urgent measures are needed – but anyone wishing to change tack too abruptly at such a time could easily capsize in Europe's fickle waters. An energetic approach is needed, but so too is sensitivity, if the issues are to be addressed seriously.
Des situations d'urgence nécessitent des mesures d'urgence, mais celui qui, dans des moments pareils, veut faire marche arrière trop brusquement, peut couler très rapidement par vents contraires en Europe.