Some argue that the last wave of expansion, with ten new members joining overnight, has already stretched the bloc almost as far as it can currently go -- the malaise in some of the bloc's older members, they argue, signals a need for consolidation.
Neki tvrde da je poslednji talas proširenja, kada je deset novih članica preko noći ušlo u Uniju, već nategnuo EU do krajnjih granica – nelagoda u nekim njenim starijim članicama, tvrdi se, ukazuje na potrebu za konsolidacijom.