But the EU will succeed in transposing its laws, norms, and values to accession candidates only if applicant governments take its promises seriously. They must be willing to bear the costs of implementation because they believe that the benefits to their countries as EU members (or to themselves as political actors) will be realized.
早先的数论扩张中充满了证据，欧盟的改革力量在如梦之前实现国家的民主化和“欧洲化”。但只有申请国政府认真履行承诺，欧盟才能在将其法律、规范和价值转移给入盟候选国方面取得成功。它们必须愿意承担实施风险，因为它们认为作为欧盟成员国（或者它们本身作为政治行动国），它们可以实现好处。