First, how should relations between national and common European interests be defined? At issue is not only the allocation of competencies, but also the more fundamental matter of when to rely on intergovernmental institutions and when to turn to the European people as a whole.
首先，该如何定义国家与欧洲共同利益之间的关系？争论的焦点不仅仅在于各国能力的分配，更为基本的问题是何时依赖于跨政府机制以及它们何时能够作为一个整体来面对欧洲人民。