The 2004 elections for the European Parliament had already shown that the level of discontent with the Union was high. Voters heavily punished almost all national governments.
2004年欧洲议会选举已经表现出了人们对欧盟的不满程度。投票者狠狠惩罚了几乎所有政府。然而没有人想到那场选举改变了欧盟的进程。