Consequently Brussels is no government to be, but a regulatory authority – and this often to the benefit of European consumers. This authority, the technocrats claim, in turn is part of a system of national and supra-national checks and balances which, while not resembling a national democracy, would reliably prevent despotism from taking root in Brussels.
结果，布鲁塞尔不再是一个政府，而是一个管理当局，而这经常对欧洲消费者有利。技术官僚们宣称，这一当局反过来是国家内部和超国家制衡制度的一部分。这一制度尽管并不像国内民主，但可以可靠地防止专制主义在布鲁塞尔生根。