The European Union, which by now was beginning to reap the benefits of globalization, transforming it into the most affluent consumer market in history, eventually comprising some 500 million people.
U Europsku Uniju, koja je tada počinjala žeti blagodati globalizacije. Pretvarajući se tako u najbogatije potrošačko tržište u povijesti, na kraju se sastojeći od 500 milijuna ljudi.