The activities of terrorist groups contribute to violence and instability in neighboring regions, driving an increasing number of migrants to the EU. The difficulty of integrating immigrant communities into European societies has sometimes led to radicalization, providing ammunition to nationalist politicians and further fracturing Europe.
这些问题彼此激化加剧。恐怖组织活动导致邻近地区暴力动荡，致使越来越多的人口选择向欧盟移民。移民群体难以融入欧洲社会有时会导致激进运动，为民族主义政客提供口实并进一步分裂欧洲。俄国领导人也在暗中努力破坏团结，失去了团结的欧盟无力应对所面临的威胁。所有这一切严重挑战了欧盟的全球作用，同时削弱了欧洲计划本身的可行性。