Europeans find it hard to find a positive way of describing the exercise in which they have been engaged for the past six decades. One common interpretation is that integration makes people better off.
欧洲人难以找到积极的方式描述过去六十年来他们所从事的事业。一个共同的看法是一体化让人民生活得更好。统一被认为是繁荣的基础。从一开始，支持统一市场的论据便是增加贸易能够带来好处。资本市场一体化及随后的单一货币也是如此。