For det første ligner EU et paternoster: På den ene side går det opad, det viser de mange ansøgninger om medlemskab; men samtidig går det nedad på den anden side, det viser væksten af nationalistiske tendenser.
Firstly, the EU is like a Ferris wheel: on the one hand it is in the ascendant, as reflected in the number of countries that are seeking membership; but at the same time, on the other hand, it is going down, as reflected by the increase in nationalistic tendencies.