Less wealthy member countries benefited from tools like the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund, which provided considerable resources to enable them to boost their per capita income. But protracted economic crisis has changed their citizens' perspective, with a rising proportion viewing EU membership as more costly than beneficial.
总体而言，欧洲一体化进程可以算得上和谐、有序和公正。不太富裕的成员国受益于诸如结构基金和团结基金，利用基金所提供的丰富资源提高本国的人均收入。但长期难以缓解的经济危机已经改变了上述国家民众的看法，有越来越多的人认为欧盟成员国资格起到了更多的负面作用。