Such ideas, of course, ignored the central issues of national sovereignty and democracy, and specifically the privilege of nationally elected governments and parliaments to determine their own taxes and public spending. The fact that sovereign member states did not deliver on their European commitments is hardly a convincing argument for giving up sovereignty now.
当然，这些观点忽视了国家主权和民主等核心问题，特别是各国民选政府和议会决定本国税收和公共支出的特权。主权成员国没有兑现欧洲承诺，这一事实无法令人相信它们现在会放弃主权。