EU er blevet vant til at reagere meget hurtigt og med stor solidaritet hjælpe f.eks. ofrene for naturkatastrofer over hele verden, men svarene er stadig meget undvigende, når det gælder hjælp til ofre for økonomiske og sociale katastrofer i EU.
The European Union has become accustomed to reacting very rapidly and with great solidarity to help the victims of natural disasters throughout the world, for example, but it still prevaricates a great deal when it comes to helping the victims of economic and social catastrophes within the EU itself.