困境中的欧盟更需要法德轴心作用

The Benefits of the French-German Axis to the Troubled European Union

当前欧盟面临诸多问题——英国"脱欧",法意两国在移民、难民问题处置上的分歧以及影响深刻的"民粹主义"。当今困扰中的欧盟前景到底如何?欧盟存在的关键是基于法国与德国之间的战略共识与亲密合作。就法德两国特殊关系而言,如果把1963年《爱丽舍条约》视为法德和解与合作基石的话,那么,2019年《亚琛条约》可以作为两国之间加强互信并在所有重大的欧洲与国际问题上采取共同立场的法律依据。面对全球化和新的国际问题的挑战,法德两国不仅要在共同外交与安全机制下维护双边的核心利益,而且同时要成为捍卫欧盟共同安全利益的责任大国。因此,随着英国的退出,如果欧盟中最强大的德法两国能够勇于担当历史重任,欧盟不仅将继续存在,而且会设法抓住全球化带来的新机遇,最终走出目前的困境并寻找到推动欧盟持续发展的新思维与新途径。

At present, the EU faces many problems, such as Brexit, the differences between France and Italy in the settlement of the immigrant and refugee issues, and the influential "populism". What is the prospect of the EU that is currently plagued? The key to the EU's existence is based on strategic consensus and close cooperation between France and Germany. As far as the special relationship between Fra nee and Germany is concerned, if the 1963 Elysee T reaty is regarded as the cornerstone of Fre nch- Gernian reconciliation and cooperation, then the 2019 Treaty of Aachen can serve as a symbol of their mutual trust and the legal basis for them to adopt a common stand concerning all major European and international issues. Faced with the challenges of globalizatio n and new international issues, France and Germa ny must not only main tain bilateral core interests under the common diplomatic and security mechanisms, but at the same time become the responsible countries that defend the EU's common security interests. Therefore, with the withdrawal of the UK, if Germany and France as the two most powerful EU countries can take up the historical responsibility the EU will not only con tin ue to exist, but will also try to seize the new opportunities brought about by globalization and eventually get out of the current predicament and find new ideas and new ways of sustainable development.