Undeniably, the economic crisis of 2008 was a critical juncture and a stress test for the EU and the Europeanness of its populations and elites. The crisis therefore offers an appropriate research setting for addressing two major research questions. In the following paragraphs, we first question how optimistic and unified the national political elites are towards the EU after the economic crisis of 2008. Second, we investigate which factors shape and drive the attitudes towards the EU of the national political elites.

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国家政治精英的欧洲热情驱动因素：欧盟经济危机的考验

不可否认，2008 年的经济危机对欧盟及其民众和精英的欧洲性来说是一个关键时刻和压力测试。因此，这场危机为解决两个主要研究问题提供了适当的研究环境。在接下来的段落中，我们首先质疑国家政治精英在 2008 年经济危机后对欧盟的乐观和统一程度。其次，我们调查了哪些因素塑造和推动了国家政治精英对欧盟的态度。