摘要：According to a recent report by the news agency Reuters, the presidents of the Euro- pean Central Bank and the German Bundesbank, Mario Draghi and Jens Weidmann, are no longer on speaking terms with each other. There have been rumours about a consistently deteriorating personal relationship for the last two years, but now even spokespersons for the ECB and the Bundesbank are no longer able to deny a fracture in their relationship. Draghi accuses Weidmann of being stubbornly opposed to every measure taken, while being accused himself of developing dictatorial tendencies. In October both even went so far as to bring their personal and professional confl ict to the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, to the consternation of other participants. This confl ict between the ECB and its largest shareholder is a serious problem for the eurozone. The New York Times even went so far as to call this a threat for the common future of Europe.
