The influx of new members has effectively put an end to the Franco-German engine behind the EU, as its relatively newer members, Poland and Sweden, set the policy agenda, for example Eastern Partnership.
加入的大量新成员有效终结了法德作为欧盟引擎的主导地位；作为其相对较新的成员国，波兰和瑞典，将如东部伙伴关系的政策提上了政治议程。