For the UK, which opted out of the euro, this is a cause for concern, as it could leave the country on the sidelines of major decision-making processes – especially if the necessary shift toward weighted majority voting removes the need for unanimity in more areas. Cameron already has pressed for an “emergency brake” mechanism to slow down decisions on issues that are important to the non-euro countries.
对选择不加入欧元区的英国来说，这是一个值得担忧的问题，因为这会将英国排斥在重大决策过程之外——特别是如果转向加权多数投票的转变让大部分领域的问题不再需要一致通过的话。卡梅伦已经敦促采取“紧急刹车”以减缓对非欧元区国家重要问题的决定过程。