This process enabled western European companies and banks to expand into new markets with higher growth rates and, thereby satisfying pent-up demand and tapping unrealized potential. This has created jobs in central and eastern Europe, while boosting prosperity in the older member states.
此项进程使得西欧的公司和银行能够在高增长的新市场里扩展疆域，从而满足被压抑的需求并开发尚未受到注意的市场潜力。而这些举措已经在中东欧地区创造了众多工作岗位，同时还拉动了老成员国财富的增长。如果我们现在背弃这些国家，必将引起严重的经济分歧。