The EU needs some fiscal authority of its own if it is to make Europe’s economic and monetary union work. It is already a profound peculiarity that customs duties in a customs union are still administered nationally.
欧盟也需要自己的财政当局，如果它想让欧洲经济和货币联盟运转起来的话。作为一个关税同盟，欧洲各国在关税问题上依旧各行其是，这已然是一件怪事。