The problem is that many Europeans regard the EU as either a dispenser of benefits, a bogeyman, or an albatross – not something to which they are obliged in any way. As the financial crisis has dragged on, and recriminations among member countries have weakened the sense of community that forms the EU’s foundations, the refugee challenge has exacerbated a dangerous divisiveness.
问题是许多欧洲人将欧盟视为提款机、魔鬼或绊脚石——无论如何他们对欧盟不承担任何义务。随着金融危机持续发酵，成员国间的相互指责削弱了欧盟赖以生存的集体意识，难民问题更是加剧了危险的分裂。欧盟不但未能巩固团结和同情的基础，反而因此产生了分裂。