Rather, it must deliver better economic performance for its citizens by emphasizing the challenge of competitiveness, particularly with respect to the new emerging countries. His speech stressed the economic weakness of many EU members (though some – such as Germany and the Nordic countries – are actually doing reasonably well in the global marketplace).
最后，卡梅伦指出，欧盟不会自我消亡。相反，它必须通过强调竞争力挑战，特别是要尊重新新兴国家，给其人民带来更好的经济表现。他的演讲强调了众多欧盟成员国的经济疲软状况（尽管一些成员国，如德国和北欧国家，在全球市场上做得相当好）。