政治联盟

如果没有防御体系，欧洲政治联盟就不完整。

European political union would be incomplete without a defence element

德国总理安格拉默克尔（AngelaMerkel）呼吁自己的政党逐步建立更强大的政治联盟。

Chancellor Angela Merkel has appealed to her party to build a stronger political union , step by step .

《马斯特里赫特条约》（maastrichttreaty）建立了货币联盟（央行），但没有建立政治联盟（中央财政部）。

The Maastricht Treaty established a monetary union without a political union a central bank , but no central treasury .

但该公司在欧洲所面临的难题，只是亚马逊（Amazon）、Facebook和苹果等美国科技巨头，在这个由28个国家组成的政治联盟里，面临的诸多监管难题之一。

But the pressure the company faces in Europe is just one of the regulatory problems that American tech giants like Amazon , Facebook and Apple are facing across the 28-member bloc .

她的战术让我想起上世纪80年代的加冕礼理论（coronationtheory）：德国央行（Bundesbank）过去常说，可以接受货币联盟，但必须等到建立起全面的政治联盟以后。

Her tactics remind me of the coronation theory of the 1980s : the Bundesbank used to say that monetary union was acceptable but only after full political union was completed .

2007年，由数千社会科学家组成的研究网络“世界价值观调查协会”（WorldValuesSurveyAssociation）发现，77%的美国人和41%的加拿大人说，如果组建政治联盟能够提高生活质量，那么他们就会选择组建政治联盟。

In 2007 , the World Values Survey Association , a research network of thousands of social scientists , found that about 77 % of Americans and 41 % of Canadians said they would opt for political union if it meant a better quality of life .

欧元有一个共同的央行，但没有共同的财政部&鉴于《马斯特里赫特条约》（Maastrichttreaty）的本意是在不缔结政治联盟的条件下，创建一个货币联盟，这种情况是不可避免的。

The currency had a common central bank but no common treasury – unavoidable given that the Maastricht treaty was meant to bring about monetary union without political union .

《纸牌屋》第三季仿佛是戛然而止，弗兰克·安德伍德总统（PresidentFrankUnderwood）在妻子克莱尔（Claire）身后呼唤，她走出白宫，似乎也想走出两人的婚姻与政治联盟。

The third season of " House of Cards " ended practically in midsentence , with President Frank Underwood calling after his wife , Claire , as she walked out of the White House and , seemingly , away from their marriage and political partnership .

前欧洲央行（ecb）执行董事会成员托马索帕多阿-斯基奥帕（tommasopadoa-schioppa）最近在为本专栏撰文时指出：“各创始人希望，欧元首先是通向政治联盟的一个步骤。”

As Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa , a former member of the board of the European Central Bank , recently wrote in these pages : " the founding fathers wanted the euro primarily as a step towards political union . "

上周，荷兰央行行长魏霖克（noutwellink）成为最新一个提出上述观点的高官他表示，欧元区需要“一个具有政治联盟特征的机制架构”。

Last week nout Wellink , the Dutch central bank governor , became the latest senior figure to float this idea , when he argued that the eurozone needs " an institutional set-up that has characteristics of a political union " .

欧洲的政治联盟如今正在获得新的推动力。

The political union of Europe is gaining new drive today .

这样一来，即使没有政治联盟，货币联盟也可以存续。

As such , monetary union could survive without political union .

没有政治联盟，货币联盟只是一个晃晃悠悠、不伦不类的机构。

Currency union without political union is an unstable halfway house .

在欧洲建立一个政治联盟的方案一贯是疯狂的。

Plans for a political union in Europe were always crazy .

有关财政和政治联盟的更高目标又如何呢？

What about the loftier goals of a fiscal and political union ?

这种做法将严重破坏有关建立政治联盟的想法。

This approach would severely undermine the idea of establishing political union .

现在，一些政党正在考虑一起合并成一个政治联盟。

Now some political parties are considering joining together into a political alliance .

德国的经济自由主义被政治联盟掣肘；

Liberalisation in Germany is blocked by coalition politics ;

不是只图私利的政治联盟。

Not in political alliance forged for personal gain .

一些人称其为政治联盟，另一些人则称为经济联盟。

Some call this political , others economic union .

这种政治联盟不可能生存。

This type of political union would not survive .

结局：这对佳偶在数十年间组成了一对强势的政治联盟。

The Fallout : The coupling produced a powerful political alliance for decades .

他们当时就意识到，在没有建立政治联盟的情况下，货币联盟是成不了事的。

They realised that a currency union could not work without a political union .

货币联盟要求政治联盟。

A currency union demands a political union .

暗中指向建立政治联盟的所有措施都是相互矛盾而危险的。

All measures that implicitly pre-empt the establishment of political union are inconsistent and dangerous .

欧洲现在应该寻求建立政治联盟吗？

Should Europe now seek political union ?

它们是否准备创建维系单一货币所需的政治联盟？

Are they ready to create the Political Union needed to sustain the single currency ?

但这并不是朝着真正的政治联盟迈进。

But this is not a move in the direction of a true political union .

建立政治联盟并不是解决方法。

Political union is not the solution .

一般来说，几国通婚就构成几国婚姻政治联盟。

Generally speaking , the political alliance was formed by the kingdoms involved in the marriage .