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伦敦—法国和德国提议向欧盟提供5000亿欧元(5650亿美元)的“复苏基金”，以应对2019冠状病毒病危机，这被称为欧盟的“汉密尔顿时刻”。正如亚历山大·汉密尔顿(Alexander Hamilton)与托马斯·杰斐逊(Thomas Jefferson)在1790年达成协议，将美国各州的革命战争债务移交给新的联邦政府一样，这笔资金理论上将为建立一个“欧罗巴合众国”铺平道路，要是有那么简单就好了。
正如当时汉密尔顿（Hamilton）为新建立的美国而谈判的那样，一个可信的联邦财政能力，将确保欧元的长期生存。但在欧洲出现任何联邦制的踪影之前，它必须经受住潜在的“萨姆特堡”(Fort Sumter)时刻——也就是说，一种类似于1861年南方联盟军袭击南卡罗来纳查尔斯顿(Charleston)附近联邦驻军的强烈反弹。
萨姆特堡战役标志着美国内战的开始。而欧盟能做得更好吗?
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