The EU and its member states – particularly Spain, France, Germany, and Italy – should make this new form of energy production and cooperation the key project of the Mediterranean partnership, and must ensure the necessary political conditions to accomplish it rapidly. This would create new prospects for the countries in the EU’s southern neighborhood, and thus give the transformation process an economic and technological impetus.
欧盟及其成员国——特别是西班牙、法国、德国和意大利——应当把这种新的能源生产及合作形式作为地中海伙伴关系的关键项目，而且必须保证采取能迅速实现目标的必要的政治举措。 这样可以为欧盟南部邻国创造新的发展前景，进而从经济和技术两方面推动民主转型过程。