The reasons for this profound change are obvious: the reunification and the historical resolution of the hitherto open “German question”; the failure of the EU constitution and thus of the European vision; the institutional weakness of an expanded 27-member EU; and the increasing inefficiency and slowness of EU institutions.
这种深刻转变的原因显而易见：两德统一和迄今无解的“德国问题”的相关历史决议；因欧盟宪法失败而破灭的欧盟愿景；扩大后的27国欧盟的制度性弱点；以及欧盟机构的日益低效和迟缓。