是时候捍卫欧盟了
一场关于欧洲未来以及英国在欧盟地位的辩论正在激烈进行中。我在这场辩论中持亲欧立场。我深信最初构想的欧盟。这源于我的个人经历以及基于人生阅历形成的哲学理念。
There is an important debate under way about the future of Europe and Britain’s place in the EU. I bring a pro-European bias to this debate. I am a great believer in the Union as it was originally conceived. This is a function of my personal history and of the philosophy I developed based on my life experience.
我在祖国匈牙利先后经历了纳粹和共产党的统治，很早就懂得一个政治体系占据主导地位有多么重要。
I lived through both Nazi and Communist occupation in my native Hungary and I learnt at an early age how important it is what kind of political system prevails.
我所信奉的欧洲，原本应当是开放社会价值观和原则的切实体现；是一个主权平等国家自愿联合体，它们为了共同利益让渡了部分主权。
The Europe I believe in was intended to be a practical embodiment of the values and principles of the open society; a voluntary association of equal and sovereign states that surrendered part of their sovereignty for the common good.
对一个开放社会的坚定信徒来说，不得不承认欧元危机已经将欧盟从一个平等的自愿联合体，转变成了一个债权国与债务国之间的关系，这种关系既非自愿也不平等，令人心碎。
For a fervent believer in the open society it is heartbreaking to admit that the euro crisis has already transformed the EU from a voluntary association of equals into a creditor-debtor relationship, which is neither voluntary nor equal.
德国强加给欧元区国家的紧缩政策是错误的。下行压力如今已有所缓解，这给了金融市场提振。但长期停滞的前景并未消除，反而启动了一种消极的政治动态。任何认为现行安排不可容忍的人，都会被推向反欧洲的立场，所以我预计解体过程会加速。
The policy of austerity that Germany imposed on the eurozone countries was the wrong one. The downward pressure has now diminished and this has given financial markets a lift. But the prospect of a long period of stagnation has not been removed and it has set in motion a negative political dynamic. Anybody who finds the prevailing arrangements are intolerable is pushed into an anti-European posture, so I expect the process of disintegration to gather momentum.
在欧元危机的剧烈阶段，我们经历了一个又一个金融危机。从现在起，我预计将出现一系列政治危机而非金融危机，尽管后者也不能排除。
During the acute phase of the euro crisis, we had one financial crisis after another. From now on I expect a series of political rather than financial crises, although the latter cannot be excluded.
欧洲正处在十字路口。它面临两个关键抉择：一是欧元区的未来；二是英国在欧洲的角色。
Europe is at a crossroads. It faces two crucial decisions: one is the future of the eurozone; the other is Britain’s role in Europe.
欧元区需要进一步整合。它需要一个共同的财政预算政策、一个银行业联盟和一个更公平的经济竞争环境。
The eurozone needs to become more integrated. It needs a common fiscal budget policy, a banking union and a more level economic playing field.
但任何迈向更一体化的举动，都可能加剧英国国内的反欧情绪。
But any move towards greater integration risks exacerbating anti-European sentiment in the UK.
目前英国处于两全其美的境地——它是欧洲共同市场的一部分，但并不属于欧元区。对英国而言，任何改变都只会变得更糟。
Right now Britain has the best of all possible worlds – it is part of the European common market but it is not part of the euro. Any change would be for the worst as far as Britain is concerned.
我将让商界，特别是那些将英国作为进入共同市场入口的跨国公司，去告诉英国公众他们将失去什么：就业。
I will leave it to the business community, especially the multinationals that use the UK as an entry point into the common market, to explain to the British public what they have to lose: jobs.
但英国退出将是欧盟解体的又一步，将极大削弱欧盟在世界上的影响力，这不仅是欧洲的巨大损失，也是世界的巨大损失。
But Britain’s exit would be a further step in the disintegration of the EU and it would greatly diminish the weight that the Union pulls in the world and that would be a great loss not only for Europe but also for the world.