Many Europeans are, in fact, calling on the EU to act to reduce unemployment and to intervene decisively in the international arena. Many interpreted Europe’s internal division over the war in Iraq, with ordinary citizens overwhelmingly opposed to military intervention, as a sign of the Union’s weakness.
事实上，许多欧洲人都呼吁欧盟采取措施以降低失业率并在国际领域内要果敢介入。许多人将当时普通民众强烈抗议军事介入情形下欧洲内部在伊拉克战争问题上的分歧看作欧盟无能的一个信号。