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大卫·卡梅伦的欧洲意大利面碗

Feb 4, 2013 Kemal Derviş

华盛顿—英国首相大卫·卡梅伦1月23日发表的“欧洲”演讲是一篇优美有力的雄文，给出了远大的愿景和充分的论据。特别是，他说准了三点。但将这些论据转变为制度现实仍是个几乎不可能的挑战。

卡梅伦说准的第一点是强调了重振欧盟的公众支持的迫切需要。认为欧盟是“好东西”的欧洲人比例正在稳步下降。

民主需要真正的争论。但太多关于欧洲和欧元区未来的决定在极大程度上走的是技术官僚决定程序，大部分公民并不真正了解要发生什么，更不用说体会决策者所关心的东西了。你可以争论公投是否是让他们亮出观点的最佳方式，但这是必须做的。

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Celt Darnell Aug 14, 2014

OK, I've read every article in this section and not one was written by a Eurosceptic.

This is why the Europhiles are losing the argument -- they have no awareness of the other side's point of view.

And, come the referendum, that will be their fatal flaw.
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Andrew Man Feb 8, 2013

The EU seems to have developed into something which Americans call ‘overpaid wine tasters’. Just follow the current discussion about salary levels of EU civil servants. What makes an EU civil servant a superior race compared with, say, a civil servant of France when France has the reputation of having the most elitist civil servants in the world? As long as the EU remains something that views itself as something outside of Europe, it has no future.
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Dimitrios Lyridis Feb 7, 2013

Unfortunately for Mr. Cameron and the UK an EU tailor made for the UK is technically difficult and "morally" questionable. And speaking about what belongs in the comfort zone, do you honestly believe that what has happened since the 50s belonged within the comfort zone of Germany (let alone France?). The problem of the Eurozone is basically lack of leadership that could inspire a vision, and not expect the citizens to show them the direction. Europe requires persons with the ability and the will to unite it, leaders not enslaved in their past false decisions, in their political choices, in their party micro-politics, or in their mistaken ideas of economical or other models. It requires leaders of the rank of Jean Monnet, Robert Schumann, and Konrad Adenauer. Those of us citizens who have dreamt of this Union, are very very disappointed.
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Ayse Tezcan Feb 4, 2013

good points!
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