For more than 50 years, Europeans have shared aspirations for closer economic cooperation and political ties. The accession of ten new countries to the European Union earlier this year opened the latest and perhaps most dramatic chapter in this process.
50多年以来，欧洲人一直渴望着建立更为紧密的经济合作与政治纽带。今年早些时候10个新成员国加入欧盟开启了这一进程中最后的，且可能是最富戏剧性的一章。世界第二大市场的扩张为经济复苏提供了历史性的机遇。