尽管改善生产率被称为欧盟的共同目标，但是，它仍旧无法在一项明显提高生产率的法律上达成一致。 这难免不是欧盟处境的悲惨之处。
It is a sad reflection on the state of the EU that it seems unable to agree on the one clear productivity-advancing piece of legislation when improving productivity is held out as a shared goal.