In some quarters, pessimism, sad to say, dominated the recent celebrations marking the European Union’s 50th birthday. Unease about the EU’s future is, of course, understandable, especially given the uncertainty surrounding efforts to revive the Constitutional Treaty.
在某些角落，悲观主义笼罩了最近庆祝欧盟成立50周年的活动。这是令人难过的。当然，担忧欧盟的未来，特别是考虑到重新启动欧盟宪法的努力难以确定是可以理解的。但是欧洲联合进程不仅对于欧洲，乃至整个世界都是巨大的成功。