欧元对伦敦金融地位的影响及英国的对策

The Influences of UK on the Financial Status of London and Its Policies

在“欧元怀疑派”与“欧元支持派”的较量中 ,“欧元怀疑派”取得了优势 ,英国因此而选择留在欧元区外。对于英国是否加入欧元 ,在欧元启动之前和之初 ,伦敦的态度十分积极。伦敦担心 ,英国徘徊于欧元之外 ,有可能对伦敦金融中心地位产生负面影响。为此伦敦采取了一系列措施 ,强化其竞争实力 ,以确保分享欧元启动带来的利益 ,并消除不加入欧元而产生的消极影响。两年的实践表明 ,伦敦不仅巩固了其作为欧洲金融中心的地位 ,而且在一些重要的金融领域 ,还扩大了市场份额。正因如此 ,如今的伦敦对英国加入欧元的态度逐渐暧昧 ,甚至有调查显示 ,多数伦敦人反对加入欧元。但是 ,从长期来看 ,伦敦理应赞同英国加入欧元。

In the hot debate between Euro skeptics and Euro supporters on whether UK should join the Euro, the former won the battle. The result is, up to now UK is still outside Euro area. Before and after the launching of Euro, British government had a positive attitude towards Britain joining Euro, for it was worried about the possible negative impacts of UK outside Euro on the financial status of London. Therefore, UK has taken various kinds of measures to alleviate the potential negative influences on London's financial status. The experiences of the past two years show that, London has not only maintained its status as the financial center in Europe, but also expanded its market shares in some important fields. The author argues that, in the long run, UK should join Euro, even if London is not enthusiastic about it at present, and some opinion polls show that there are still many people object to UK entering Euro area.