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安迪·伯纳姆:英国重新加入欧盟可能“一路走到底”Andy Burnham: UK could ‘go all the way’ by rejoining EU

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安迪·伯纳姆为英国最终重新加入欧盟打开了可能性的大门,他表示英国“完全可以选择完全加入欧盟”。与此同时,他正在重新审视工党在脱欧后的立场与原则。

Andy Burnham has opened the door to the UK eventually rejoining the EU, saying Britain could “go all the way”, as he prepares to reconsider Labour’s post-Brexit red lines.

在工党大会发表激动人心的演讲后,伯纳姆通过一系列采访明确表示,他对英国与欧盟未来的关系有着非常广泛的考虑——因为脱欧带来的负面影响远大于正面影响。

The prime minister used a series of interviews after his emotional Labour conference speech to spell out how wide-ranging his consideration of Britain’s future with Brussels could be because Brexit had caused “more harm than good”.

伯纳姆指出,政府可以选择维持现状、寻求建立关税同盟、重新加入欧盟单一市场,或者选择完全加入欧盟。在接受BBC采访时,他表示内阁成员将研究各种方案的可行性以及各自的利弊。

Burnham said the government could keep the current arrangements, seek a customs union, return to the single market or “go all the way” in what would be full EU membership. Speaking to the BBC, he said ministers would examine “what is doable” and the “pros and cons” of each option.

当被问及是否希望英国重新加入欧盟时,伯纳姆对Radio 4的《Today》节目表示:“我们需要仔细考虑各种可能性。”他补充说:“我们也可以保持现状;如果人们认为这是正确的选择,那当然也是一个选项。我们可以研究乔治·奥斯本关于关税同盟的提议,也可以参考自由民主党在大会上的观点(即关于重新加入欧盟单一市场的主张),当然,我们也可以选择完全加入欧盟。”

Asked whether he wanted the UK to rejoin the bloc, the prime minister told Radio 4’s Today programme he wanted to “look at the options”. He added: “We could stay as we are. That’s definitely an option, if people think this is the right place to stay. We could look at what George Osborne has said about a customs union, we could look at what the Liberal Democrats said at their conference about the single market or we could go all the way.”

这与工党在2024年大选时的立场有了显著变化:当时的工党宣言明确排除了重新加入欧盟单一市场或关税同盟的可能性,同时也排除了恢复人员自由流动的可能性。

It is a significant shift from the position Labour fought the 2024 election on. Its manifesto explicitly ruled out returning to the EU single market or customs union, as well as restoring freedom of movement.

如果英国选择建立关税同盟,那么在商品贸易方面,英国将与欧盟更加紧密地联系在一起。英国和欧盟将对来自其他地区的进口商品征收相同的关税,从而消除脱欧后企业所面临的贸易壁垒。不过,仅靠建立关税同盟并不能使英国重新完全融入欧盟单一市场,也无法消除所有的边境检查措施。

A customs union would bring Britain much closer to the EU on trade in goods. The UK and EU would apply the same tariffs to imports from elsewhere, removing trade barriers businesses have faced after Brexit But it would not on its own put Britain back inside the wider single market or remove every border check.

如果英国选择重新加入欧盟单一市场,这将是一个重要的步骤,因为这意味着英国必须接受与欧盟规则更加紧密的对接。

If Britain were to rejoin the single market, it would be a significant step with the country having to accept closer alignment with EU rules.

伯纳姆对BBC表示:“显然,我们需要考虑各种可能性,并研究每种方案的可行性及其利弊。”

“There are clearly options that need to be considered, and we have to look at what is doable and what would be the pros and cons of each,” Burnham told the BBC.

虽然伯纳姆尚未提出任何时间表或具体方案,但若要“全面推进”,就意味着要考虑加入欧盟。他在周三的采访中比在大会上说得更为明确;他在大会上告诉与会代表,英国不能继续回避就与其最大贸易伙伴的长期关系作出决定。

Although Burnham hasn’t set out any timetables or specifics, to “go all the way” would mean considering EU membership. He went further in his interviews on Wednesday than his conference speech in which he told delegates Britain could not keep avoiding a decision about its long-term relationship with its largest trading partner.

首相承诺在11月英欧峰会前后阐明国家面临的不同选择。“我们已经陷入停滞。这个国家的运作未能达到应有的水平,没有真正服务好民众,”他接受英国广播公司《早餐时分》节目采访时说。峰会原定于7月在基尔·斯塔默任内举行,但在他辞职后被推迟。

The prime minister has vowed to set out different choices facing the country around the time of the UK-EU summit in November. “We’ve been in a rut. The country hasn’t been working for people as it should,” he told BBC Breakfast. The summit was originally supposed to take place in July under Keir Starmer but was postponed after his resignation.

英国将于2027年再次参与“伊拉斯谟+”计划,但欧盟已同意在峰会上讨论建立更紧密的电力市场联系,粮食贸易和青年流动方面的谈判仍在进行。

While Britain will take part in the Erasmus plus scheme again in 2027, the EU has authorised talks at the summit on closer electricity-market links, with negotiations on food trade and youth mobility still under way.

伯纳姆在会议演讲中称,脱欧削弱了英国与欧盟成员国在移民问题上的合作,并表示峰会将评估双方如何加强合作。伯纳姆周二在利物浦发表演讲时说:“在与仍然是我们最大市场的一方确定长期关系之前,我们无法为本世纪余下的岁月找到所需的清晰道路。”

Burnham argued in his conference speech that leaving the EU had weakened Britain’s cooperation with EU countries on migration and said the summit would assess how the two parties could work more closely. “We will not give Britain the clear path we need into the rest of the century until we decide on a long-term relationship with what is still our largest market,” Burnham said in his speech on Tuesday in Liverpool.

“我不能告诉你们,我们目前的状况已经足够好。脱欧弊大于利。因此,我会利用[英欧]峰会前后的机会,向你们、也向全国说明,我认为英国与我们欧洲伙伴的长期关系有哪些不同选择。而且,可选方案不止一种。”当被追问在寒冬将至、能源和燃料成本上涨的情况下,家庭能够从预算中获得何种帮助时,这位首相则更加谨慎。伯纳姆表示,他正在考虑“一切可能帮助民众的措施”,其中包括是否取消已经确定的燃油税上调措施。

“I cannot say to you that where we are is good enough. Brexit has done more harm than good. So I will take the opportunity around the [UK-EU] summit to lay out to you, to lay out to the country, what I believe are the different options for Britain’s long-term relationship with our European partners. And there are different options.”The prime minister was more cautious when pressed on help households could receive in the budget given the looming winter and rising energy and fuel costs. Burnham said he was considering “everything that might help people” including whether to scrap panned fuel duty increases.

“我面临的问题是:‘我能负担得起多少?’”他在接受《BBC早餐》采访时说。财政大臣约翰·希利表示,尽管有人呼吁为民众应对生活成本提供更多帮助,“财政纪律”仍将是其预算的核心。

“The question I’ve got is, ‘how many can I afford?’” he told BBC Breakfast. The chancellor, John Healey, has said “fiscal discipline” will be at the heart of his budget despite facing calls to offer people more help with the cost of living.