Dette er den europæiske civilisationsmodel, som efter århundreder med blodige konflikter har sikret en varig fred mellem vores befolkninger, og det er denne fred og denne samfundsmodel, vi tilbyder ansøgerlandene. Vi beder dem ikke om at overtage vores traditioner og tro, men om at godkende de samme regler, som beskytter den enkeltes frihed og værdighed.
This is the model of European civilisation which, after centuries of bloody conflict, has guaranteed us lasting peace between our peoples, and it is this peace and this social model which is our gift to the candidate countries, whom we do not ask to share our traditions or beliefs but to accept the same rules as we do in order to safeguard the freedom and dignity of every human being.