At last the real debate about Britain’s place in Europe is about to crystallise. From the day the UK joined the common market, the conflict between its desire to maintain a club of sovereign nation states and the clear objective of other European countries to forge “ever closer union” has never been resolved. The eurozone crisis has forced that divergence of interests into the open. David Cameron, the prime minister, should seize this moment to establish a new deal for Britain.
關於英國在歐洲地位的實質性辯論終於要有結果。從英國加入共同市場的那一天開始，矛盾就不曾平息過：一方面，英國希望維持「主權國家俱樂部」的狀態，另一方面，歐洲其他國家卻以打造「更緊密聯盟」爲明確目標。歐元區危機迫使這種利益分歧走向公開化。大衛•卡麥隆(David Cameron)首相應當抓住這一時機，爲英國爭取一份新的協議。
您已閱讀10%（643字），剩餘90%（6029字）包含更多重要資訊，訂閱以繼續探索完整內容，並享受更多專屬服務。