I dag står vi dog over for en anderledes konvergensproces, der især finder sted i nogle overordnede territoriale sammenhænge, hvor Europa bestemt ikke lader til at stå særligt stærkt, og hvor det således risikerer, at dets økonomiske særpræg - der bygger på de små og mellemstore virksomheder - samt de kulturelle og sociale særpræg bringes i fare.
Nevertheless, today, we are confronted by a different process of convergence that is underway, in particular, between territorial macro-contexts where Europe seems to present itself in positions that certainly are not strong, with the risk, therefore, that its economic characteristics - founded on small and medium-sized businesses - will be compromised, as well as its cultural and social characteristics.