There is a considerable variety of economic performance within the Union, with Scandinavian countries well ahead of Mediterranean ones in terms of GDP growth rates, employment, budgets and other factors.
Postoje velika odstupanja u gospodarskim rezultatima među članicama Unije, pri čemu skandinavske zemlje uvelike prednjače pred mediteranskima po pitanju rasta BDP-a, zaposlenosti, budžeta i drugih čimbenika.