In recent years the European Council has not devoted sufficient attention to these tasks, which require full and continuing commitment by member states to transpose and implement Community directives. All too often, the Commission has favored enacting new legislation and creating new spending programs over the effective administration of what already exists.
只有成员国不断全力支持调整欧盟的指令，才有可能实现最终的目标。但近些年来，欧洲理事会没有对这项工作给予足够的重视。太多情况下，欧盟都喜欢颁布新的法律、制定新的开支计划，而不是有效管理已经存在的项目。