Above all, every government that successfully led its country into the EU had to adopt-often under pressure and hastily-a range of unpopular steps. Although most citizens in these countries supported EU membership, many thought that their governments paid too high a price.
所有这些问题在欧盟东扩的外部压力下被一定程度地掩盖了。而现在完全地暴露了出来。不过，除了以上这些，中欧近来的问题还有其它一些更显然的原因。每一个成功加入欧盟的国家都必须接受--经常是被迫和匆忙地--一系列不受欢迎的步骤。尽管这些国家的大多数市民都愿意加入欧盟，但很多人认为他们的国家为此付出了太高代价。