This is why, having regained their democratic regimes, Central and Eastern European countries unequivocally voted to join the continent's integration process. This is why these countries associate the future of their democracies with ever-closer and more integrated cooperation with other European states.
如果没有民主的原则作为基础，就不会有欧盟，更不会有欧洲的一体化。这就是为什么中欧和东欧的国家在重建民主政体之后都不约而同地选择加入洲大陆一体化的进程。这也就是为什么这些国家将它们民主的未来和与其他欧洲国家更紧密的合作联系起来。