
欧盟国家国民将支付与英国学生相同的大学学费,这是双方加强联系的更广泛协议的一部分。
Union nationals will pay the same university fees as British students as part of a broader deal to tighten links between the two sides.
知情人士透露,英国国民也将在欧盟国家享受与当地学生同等的学费待遇。他们以匿名方式谈论私下谈判情况,并补充说,一项致力于达成该协议的协定将于11月20日的欧盟-英国峰会上公布。
UK nationals will also be offered the same rates as locals in EU countries, according to people familiar with the matter. An agreement to work toward the deal is set to be revealed at an EU-UK summit on Nov. 20, they added, speaking anonymously to describe the private negotiations.
知情人士还表示,官员们计划在峰会上宣布启动经济安全方面的新磋商。该倡议旨在协调政策,以实现供应链多元化、保障关键原材料供应,并保护本国产业免受不公平外国竞争的冲击。
Additionally, officials plan to unveil new talks on economic security at the summit, the people said. The initiative will aim to align policies meant to diversify supply chains, secure critical raw materials and shield domestic industries from unfair foreign competition.
这种关系的深化反映了欧洲希望共同制衡美国和中国的意愿,因为华盛顿疏远长期盟友,而北京对现代技术所需物资施加控制。英国也渴望在欧盟推出“欧洲制造”条款时被纳入其中。
The deepening relationship reflects Europe’s desire to collectively counterbalance the US and China, as Washington shuns long-held alliances and Beijing exerts control over supplies needed for modern technologies. The UK is also keen to be included as the EU enacts “Made in Europe” provisions.
知情人士称,英国官员相信,他们的新承诺将有助于从欧盟那里获得一项政治承诺,即在即将出台的立法中将英国视为“可信赖伙伴”,确保英国仍能竞标欧盟公共合同。
British officials are confident their new commitments will help secure a political pledge from the EU to count the UK as a “trusted partner” in the upcoming legislation, the people said, ensuring it can still bid for EU public contracts.
英国政府迄今一直抵制压力,拒绝给予欧盟学生与英国本国学生同等的学费待遇。
The UK government has thus far resisted pressure to offer EU students the same tuition fees as their British counterparts.
英国政府发言人表示:“我们正在与欧盟建立一种雄心勃勃、紧密的关系,这将增强我们的经济实力,保护英国工业,并为英国各地的年轻人创造更多机会。” 欧盟理事会主席安东尼奥·科斯塔的发言人(他正在监督即将到来的峰会)未立即回复置评请求。
A UK government spokesperson said: “We are building an ambitious, close relationship with the EU that will strengthen our economy, protect British industry, and create more opportunities for young people across the UK.”A spokesperson for European Council President António Costa, who is overseeing the upcoming summit, didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.
除了学费和经济安全外,欧盟和英国将承诺将其贸易措施对钢铁和电动汽车等脆弱行业的影响降至最低,上述人士表示。他们补充说,欧盟还希望英国参与该集团的平民危机管理任务,并给予完全相互的渔业领地准入权,直至2038年年中。
In addition to tuition fees and economic security, the EU and UK will commit to minimizing the effect of their trade measures on vulnerable sectors like steel and electric cars, the people said. The EU also hopes the UK will participate in the bloc’s civilian crisis management missions and grant full reciprocal access to fishing territory until mid-2038, they added.
欧盟与英国的协议是构建一个由民主国家组成的全球网络、以减少对美国和中国依赖的更广泛战略的一部分。
The EU-UK deal is part of a broader strategy to build a global network of democratic countries seeking to lessen dependencies on the US and China.
上周,欧盟和加拿大承诺迈向“更紧密的伙伴关系”,这将包括更一体化的供应链、协调的经济安全政策、国防工业合作以及欧洲对加拿大关键原材料的更多投资。
Last week, the EU and Canada pledged to move toward an “ever-closer association” that will include more integrated supply chains, coordinated economic-security policies, defense industry cooperation and more European investment into critical raw materials in Canada.
在英国,新任首相安迪·伯纳姆重启了关于在脱欧十年后让英国重新融入欧盟的辩论。伯纳姆表示,选项可能包括重新加入欧盟单一市场、其关税同盟,甚至是欧盟本身。
In the UK, new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has restarted a debate about reintegrating Britian with the EU a decade after Brexit. Burnham said options could include rejoining the EU’s single market, its customs union, or even the bloc itself.