事到如今，该地区面临两个选择：一是选择“休克式整合”计划，即把巴尔干半岛西部的所有国家不管好坏一股脑全部纳入欧盟；另一个选择则是走着瞧，但期望这些国家能够靠自身实力涉险过关显然都是些极端危险的幻想。
There are now two options for the region: one is a “shock integration” program that takes all of the Western Balkan states into the EU; the other is a journey into the unknown. The hope that these countries can muddle through on their own is a dangerous illusion.