Tilsyneladende har EU's institutioner imidlertid endnu ikke forstået, at borgerne grundlæggende er stærkt knyttet til nationen, og at man ved at angribe eller nedvurdere nationen krænker borgerne og blot opnår, at de vender Europa ryggen.
Even now, however, the institutions of the Union do not seem to understand the basic fact that citizens are deeply attached to their nations and by attacking or by downgrading their nations they are hurting citizens and turning them away from Europe.