On the other hand, the EU is paying a steep price for the bureaucratic anonymity of its leaders. A process of escalating alienation and indifference between the Union and its citizens is at work, illustrated by low turnout in the last European Parliament elections.
而另一方面，领导人被官僚体制所淹没让欧盟付出了沉重的代价。欧盟及其民众的关系日渐冷漠和疏远，最近一次欧洲议会选举投票者寥寥即是证明。结果是欧盟在欧洲的力量和欧洲在世界的力量都遭到了削弱。