Recent empirical evidence suggests that the central and eastern European regions benefiting most from EU membership are those around the country’s capital city or sharing a border with one of the 15 countries. But as long as poorer member states grow faster than their richer counterparts, one should not be overly concerned about temporary increases in intra-national disparities.
最近的经验数据表明能够从欧盟成员国地位受益的中东欧地区绝大部分是在该国首都的周围或者与15国之一的某个国家接壤的地区。但是只要贫穷的成员国能够比富裕的成员保持更快的增长速度，我们就不必过分担心国内收入差异暂时性的扩大。