尽管遭受世界金融危机的严重冲击，但欧盟政局总体稳定。欧洲一体化经受住了金融危机的考验，欧盟各国在协调对外政策立场时较为团结，改进欧盟制度架构的《里斯本条约》获得通过。一些国家举行了重要选举，中右政党成为欧洲主流执政党，左派和极右派等边缘政党实力有所增长。
In 2009，the political situation of the EU remains generally stable in spite of the adverse effects exerted by the global financial crisis. European integration stands firmly on its foot in the face of the crisis，the member states act in a coordinated way in forming a unified foreign policy，and the constitutive Lisbon Treaty reforming the institutional structure of the EU has been passed. Moreover，in the elections for the European Parliament and for the German Parliament，the center-right became the major ruling parties in Europe，and some of the marginal parties like the left and the extreme right also gained some influences.
