The stamp shows a map of the enlarged EU with the old member states colored blue and the new states in yellow. 邮票展示的是欧盟扩张后的地图，上面的蓝色区域是老成员国，黄色区域是新成员国。
Many people in older EU member countries believe that enlargement has triggered a wholesale exodus of jobs from west to lower-paid east. 许多老成员国的居民认为欧盟扩张导致了大量工作机会从西部流向工资水平较低的东部地区。
