But, instead of setting off fireworks, the EU finds itself under fire, as the global economic crisis confronts it with the greatest challenge it has seen since 1989. After years of strong growth and remarkable resilience, the Union’s new member states in the east are being hit hard by the economic turmoil that started in the west.
然而，庆祝的焰火尚未升起，欧盟就已处在后院失火的危险境地，全球经济危机是自1989年以来欧盟所面临的最大挑战。在经历了持续多年的强势增长与令人瞩目的经济复原之后，那些新入盟的东欧国家都遭受了缘自西欧的经济震荡所带来的重创。