European business is bound up in rules and regulations, many of which originate from unelected officials in Brussels, whose laudable intention to harmonize business conditions across the EU is instead sapping the continent’s commercial creativity and dynamism. As a result, economic performance has become sluggish as competitiveness declines and unemployment, especially among young people, remains stubbornly high.
欧洲商业受到规则和监管的束缚，其中许多规则和监管来源于布鲁塞尔的非当选官员，他们调和欧盟商业环境的初衷值得赞赏，但结果却是破坏了欧洲大陆的商业创新和活力。结果是竞争力的衰落和失业（特别是年轻人失业）顽固高企，经济表现也因此停滞不前。