Independence for a small state outside of a political and economic group like the EU would be risky nowadays. Within the EU, however, the barriers between states – and thus the economic and political risks of independence – are lower.
当今世界像欧盟这种政治经济体之外的小国独立是非常危险的。但是在欧盟内部，国家壁垒——也就是独立的经济和政治风险——却是相对较低的。