But, if one compares the EU with the United States or Japan (where public debt equals 200% of GDP), the Union’s current poor image is unjustified. Indeed, employment in the EU as a whole remains high, as do private savings rates.
但是如果拿欧盟与美国或者日本进行比较（上述两国的公共债务相当于GDP的200%），欧盟目前糟糕的形象并没有充分的依据。事实上，欧盟总体就业率仍居高不下，私人储蓄率也同样如此。此外，欧盟与他国贸易总体上处于平衡态势。