The importance of the Treaty of Rome lay in the fact that even at the moment of signature Germany and France did not agree. Germany wanted the common market, while France was more enthusiastic about the new atomic energy agency, Euratom. Bonn was keen to abolish tariffs on manufactured products; Paris was determined to protect the incomes of its farmers. The future strength of the European enterprise rested on a shared willingness to put aside such differences in the cause of compromise.
《罗马条约》(Treaty of Rome)的重要性在于,即便在签约之际,德国和法国也没有达成一致。德国想要共同市场,而法国更热衷于新的原子能机构——欧洲原子能共同体(Euratom)。波恩渴望废除制造业产品关税,巴黎决心保护其农民的收入。欧洲企业未来的实力取决于各方为了达成妥协而搁置分歧的意愿。