But these bodies must not be seen as substitutes for the far more comprehensive accession process, which only the EU itself can initiate. And yet, despite the region’s favorable prospects and relatively small size, the Union has been slow in doing so.
但是这些机构绝对不能被视为更全面的入盟进程的替代物，这样的工作只能由欧盟来启动。然而，尽管这个地区良好的前景和相对较小的规模，欧盟在这方面的反应还是非常缓慢。