Dynamikken i EF har gjort Fællesskabet til en afgørende faktor i international sammenhæng, hvilket den seneste udvikling i Østeuropa og den hastige bevægelse hen imod Det Indre Marked fra 1992 også er symptomer på.
The dynamism of the European Community has made it a leading player on the world scene, as has been reaffirmed by recent developments in Eastern Europe and by the growing impetus towards the 1992 single market.