本报告期内，欧盟法制进程主要体现在七个方面：(1)通过立法，将《里斯本条约》规定的一些创新性措施具体化；(2)设立新的金融监管机构，加强金融监管；(3)关注环境保护和能源供应安全；(4)继续完善欧盟内部市场建设和监管；(5)加强税收监管合作；(6)出台保护乘客权利等交通法律；(7)进一步加强自由、安全与公正区域建设。在司法方面，欧盟法院的判决涉及很多领域，对欧盟法中的许多具体问题进行了司法解释，澄清了一些问题，但具有重大意义与影响的判决较少。
The year 2010 saw the first signs of positive economic growth after the EU fell into deep recession, with an annual GDP growth rate of 1.8%. After experiencing strong growth in the first quarter of 2011, affected by such factors as roaring oil price, fatigue global growth and the European sovereign debt crisis, the growth rates slowed and the European economy was caught into stagnation. It is estimated that the average annual growth rate of the EU will fall to about 1.7% in 2011. Ever since the outbreak of the European sovereign debt crisis, it has adversely affected the European economy and become a focal point arousing global concerns. To address this crisis, the EU has taken a set of measures with equal stress on short-term bailout plans and medium to long-term economic reforms. A long process must be endured before at last pulling the European countries out of the crisis.
