Green Papers, as they are called in Europe, or White Papers, as they are known in America and Britain, are often mere rhetorical essays – government-backed studies that state broad principles unlikely ever to be applied in practice. The recent Green Paper released by the European Commission on international migration is no exception.
欧洲所谓的绿皮书、或美英两国所谓的白皮书往往不过是辞藻华丽的文章而已¾政府研究显示全国性的政策很少能够真正实施。欧洲委员会最新发布的国际移民绿皮书也不例外。