As Ayrault was trying to reassure his skeptical colleagues, including many members of his own party, European Commissioner for Competition Joaquin Almunia was delivering a similar message to his fellow social democrats in Brussels. To succeed, he argued, Europe must prove wrong those who believe there is a conflict between globalization and sovereignty.
在埃罗试图让其怀疑派同事——包括许多社会党同志——放心的同时，负责竞争事务的欧洲委员阿尔穆尼亚（Joaquin Almunia）也在布鲁塞尔向其社会民主党同志传递相同的信息。他指出，要想成功，欧洲就必须证明，那些认为全球化和主权之间存在冲突的人是错的。