法国正在积极推动将英国排除在欧盟的“欧洲制造”(Made in Europe)政策之外;这一举措可能导致英国企业在向欧洲国家提供低碳技术和电动汽车方面处于不利地位。
France is leading a push to exclude the UK from the EU’s “Made in Europe” policy that could result in British companies losing out in the race to supply European countries with low-carbon technologies and electric cars.
这一提议是由安迪·伯纳姆(Andy Burnham)在本周早些时候联合国大会期间与欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩(Ursula von der Leyen)会面时提出的。
The plans were raised by Andy Burnham when he met the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, on the sidelines of the UN general assembly earlier this week.
该政策仍在谈判中,其目的是保护欧洲企业免受来自中国的、具有强烈竞争性的(且被视为“不公平”的)政府补贴支持。然而,英国政府担心本国企业会成为此次政策调整的附带受害者,因此解决这一问题已成为伯纳姆推动欧盟与英国关系改善的重点任务之一。
The policy, still under negotiation, aims to protect European companies from intense and “unfair” state-subsidised competition from China But the government fears British companies risk being collateral damage and resolving the issue has become one of Burnham’s top priorities for the EU-UK relationship.
欧盟提出的一个关键方案是《工业加速法案》(Industrial Accelerator Act),该法案要求政府在发放补贴或公共合同时优先支持欧洲产品,尤其是在可再生能源技术和电动汽车等领域。
One key EU proposal is the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), which would require authorities spending public money – awarding subsidies or public contracts –to favour European products in sectors such as renewable technologies and electric cars But there is an intense debate inside the EU on how to define “made in Europe” and how far to include countries such as the UK, Canada and Japan.
不过,在欧盟内部,关于如何定义“欧洲制造”标准,以及是否应将英国、加拿大和日本等国家纳入该政策的适用范围,仍存在激烈争论。
At a meeting of EU industry ministers in Brussels on Thursday, France pushed for a narrow definition, starting with the EU27.
在周四于布鲁塞尔举行的欧盟工业部长会议上,法国主张采用较为严格的定义标准,仅将欧盟27个成员国纳入该政策的适用范围。
“European taxpayers’ money should support [European] workers and European factories,” the French industry minister, Sébastien Martin, told reporters.
“欧洲纳税人的钱应该用于支持欧洲的工人和欧洲的工厂,”法国工业部长塞巴斯蒂安·马丁对记者表示。当被问及英国的情况时,他说:“英国几年前选择了退出欧盟。但这并不意味着我们不再进行交流或贸易,也不意味着在某些领域无法达成协议;但从根本上讲,有些人选择了欧洲一体化进程,而有些人则选择了退出。”
Asked about the UK, he said: “The United Kingdom made a choice a few years ago to leave the European Union“That doesn’t mean that we don’t discuss things or that we don’t trade, it doesn’t mean that there can’t be agreements in certain sectors, but fundamentally there are those who have chosen the European project and those who have decided to leave.” France’s Europe minister, Benjamin Haddad, speaking in London, had few assurances to offer the Burnham government either.
法国负责欧洲事务的部长本杰明·哈达德在伦敦发表讲话时,对伯纳姆政府也几乎没有提供任何实质性的承诺。当被问及此举可能将欧盟中立场相似的贸易伙伴疏远的风险时,哈达德表示:“归根结底,如果一个国家不属于欧盟内部市场,也不为欧盟的内部市场提供资金支持,那么它就无法享受到同样的保护措施。”
Asked about the risks of pushing the EU’s like-minded trading partners away, Haddad said: “At the end of the day, if you are not part of the internal market and if you are not contributing to the financial capacity of the internal market, you don’t get the same kind of protection.”
德国希望推行一项更广泛的“‘欧洲制造’(Made with Europe)”政策,将英国及其他盟友纳入其中。德国经济事务部长卡特琳娜·赖歇对各国同行表示:“我们必须减少对单一国家的依赖,但同时也不能将自己与世界其他地区隔绝开来;这意味着合作伙伴必须被纳入欧盟的统一框架中,当然这需要建立在互惠互利的基础上。”这一立场得到了北欧国家的广泛支持——这些国家历来主张自由贸易。
Germany wants a broader “Made with Europe” policy that would include the UK and other allies. Germany’s economic affairs minister, Katherina Reiche, told her counterparts: “We must reduce unilateral and critical dependencies, but we must not isolate ourselves from the rest of the world. This means that partner countries must be included in the union-origin principle, in general and on the condition of reciprocity.” This position gets broad support from Nordic countries, which traditionally favour open trade.
即将离任的瑞典副首相埃巴·布施(负责商业政策)表示:“我们总是很想念英国人。”她补充说:“我们希望找到一个既能保持平衡的解决方案;毕竟,有些欧洲国家虽然不是欧盟成员国,但对欧洲市场的正常运转仍然至关重要。”
Sweden’s outgoing deputy prime minister, Ebba Busch, who leads on business policy, said “we always miss the Brits”. Sweden wanted “a good solution where there is balance, given that some European countries are not members of the European Union but still completely essential for a functioning European market”, she added.
关于“欧洲制造”的欧盟内部27国激烈辩论,引发了对欧英“重启峰会”时机的质疑。该峰会原定在基尔·斯塔默辞去首相职务时推迟。自伯纳姆上任以来,原定于2026年举行的会谈尚未敲定日期。
The charged internal EU27 debate on Made in Europe raises questions about the timing of the EU-UK reset summit which was postponed when Keir Starmer stood down as prime minister Since Burnham took office, no date has been fixed for the talks which are meant to happen in 2026.
英国官员预计峰会将于11月举行,尽管原定的11月6日日期已被划掉。到12月,欧盟预计将陷入关于未来七年预算的极其艰难的内部谈判,这极有可能占据欧盟领导人的政治精力。
British officials expect the summit will take place in November, although an earlier 6 November date has been scratched out. By December the EU is expected to be embroiled in deeply difficult internal negotiations on the bloc’s next seven-year budget, which are likely to consume the political bandwidth of EU leaders.
欧盟内部人士认为,“欧洲制造”协议是英国的头号优先事项,但警告称,这不可能在欧盟敲定自身立场之前实现。
EU insiders believe that a Made in Europe agreement is a top priority for the UK, but have cautioned this cannot happen before the union has finalised its own position.
一位欧盟外交官表示,如果英国政府坚持在秋季峰会达成协议,将是“巨大风险”。“这会让[英国]陷入困境,因为这一[‘欧洲制造’标准]是欧盟27国在内部达成一致非常困难的过程。”
One EU diplomat said it was a “big risk” if the UK government were to insist on a deal at an autumn summit. “It puts [the UK] in a corner, because this [Made in Europe criteria] is a process that is very difficult for the EU27 [to agree internally].”
爱尔兰目前担任欧盟部长级谈判主席国,希望在12月就《工业加速器法案》(IAA)达成协议,包括“欧洲制造”条款,由欧盟理事会与欧洲议会共同通过。爱尔兰企业部长彼得·伯克表示:“在工业加速器法案、欧洲优先原则、与可信伙伴及第三国合作等问题上,各方存在分歧。”“这很困难,但我们已看到前进的路径。”
The Republic of Ireland, which is chairing EU ministerial negotiations, hopes for an agreement in December on the IAA, including the Made in Europe provisions, between the EU Council and the European parliament. “There are a divergence of views on the Industrial Accelerator Act, on European preference, on working with trusted partners and third countries,” said Ireland’s enterprise minister, Peter Burke. “It is difficult, but we have a pathway in sight.”
波兰经济发展部长米哈乌·巴拉诺夫斯基表示,目前判断瑞士、英国、日本、澳大利亚和加拿大等国是否会被纳入或排除在外还为时过早,并补充道:“所有这些国家都在讨论范围之内。”
Poland’s economic development minister, Michał Baranowski, said it was too early to say whether countries such as Switzerland, the UK, Japan, Australia and Canada would be in or out, adding: “All these countries are in the mix of the discussion.”
他表示,当欧盟法案通过时,英国应明确其地位,并补充道:“我们已进入最后冲刺阶段,但这一阶段可能还需要一段时间。”英国政府发言人表示:“英国是亲密且值得信赖的欧洲伙伴,致力于我们共同的安全与经济合作。
The UK, he said, should have clarity on its status when the EU act is passed, he said, adding: “We are in the last stretch, but this last stretch might take a while.” A UK government spokesperson said: “The UK is a close and trusted European partner, committed to our shared security and economic cooperation.
“我们将继续就‘欧洲制造’倡议与欧盟保持接触,并作为志同道合的伙伴共同努力,促进增长并开放贸易。”
“We will continue to engage with the EU on Made in Europe and work together, as like-minded partners, to boost growth and open up trade.”