Mr Rehn notes that, if one took the worst features of every old EU country, one could easily come up with an amalgam that would barely meet any of the criteria for EU membership.

• 雷恩注意到这样一种情形：如果将每一个旧成员国中最恶劣的特征祛除，就会很容易的浮现出一个勉强符合成员国任何标准的混合体。