欧盟考虑撇开英国制定预算方案_时事

欧盟考虑撇开英国制定预算方案

EU officials have begun work on a plan to create a long-term, seven-year budget without the UK in a move that reflects mounting frustration that Britain’s demand for a spending freeze cannot be reconciled with the rest of the bloc, the world’s largest economy.

欧盟(EU)官员开始撇开英国着手制定一个长期的7年预算方案。此举显示，由于英国冻结支出的要求无法与欧盟（世界最大经济体）其他成员国相调和，欧盟的失望情绪日趋高涨。

EU officials and national diplomats have been studying the legal and technical feasibility of devising such a budget, say people familiar with the discussions, ahead of a Brussels summit on Thursday, when the EU’s 27 heads of government will try to reach an agreement.

知情人士表示，在本周四布鲁塞尔方面举行峰会前夕，欧盟官员和各成员国外交官一直在研究一个问题：制定这样一个预算方案在法律和技术上有多大可行性。在这次峰会上，欧盟27个成员国的政府首脑将努力达成一项协议。

Prospects for the summit have darkened as several diplomats have concluded that it will be impossible to accommodate the UK’s demands, and are predicting failure.

多名外交官断言，迁就英方的要求是不可能的，峰会也会以失败告终。这为这次峰会的前景蒙上了一层阴影。

“Because of the British stance people are looking, both in national capitals and in Brussels, for a solution at 26. It’s being looked at from a financial and legal point of view, one official said.