The EU had just taken on ten new members, eight of which were much poorer than the EU average, and took in a further two in 2007 with many more on the way.
ЄС щойно прийняв на десять нових членів, вісім з яких були значно біднішими, ніж у середньому по ЄС, і взяли в ще 2007 році ще двох .