A sense of fair play also matters within the Union. The larger the EU gets, the greater its need for coordinated and coherent policies, and the harder it becomes to rally all members around a common position.
在欧盟内部，公平竞争的意识也是非常重要的。欧盟变得越大，对协调一致的政策的需要就越强烈，而要让所有成员国都站在统一的立场上就越困难。这可以被称作“扩张的矛盾”。