欧盟成功在一个曾经反复被战争蹂躏的区域内创造了和平，同时也为东欧和西欧的重新联合提供了制度框架，还推动了区域内部的基础设施建设。
The EU has created a zone of peace where once there was relentless war. It has provided the institutional framework for reuniting Western and Eastern Europe.