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  • Greece is in major financial trouble, which is seriously affecting all of Europe. Their

    希臘身陷金融危機,嚴重拖累全歐洲的經濟

  • threat to leave the Eurozone, which could create another major recession, has made some

    它也揚言脫離歐元區,可能再次造成金融大衰退

  • question whether the interconnectedness of the European Union is ultimately beneficial

    究竟「團結一體」的歐盟,對會員國真的有好處嗎?

  • to it’s members. So, is it worth it to be in the EU?

    待在歐盟真的好處多多嗎?

  • Well, the EU is an international group composed of 28 European member states. It originated

    國際組織歐盟由28個會員國組成

  • as an economic cooperative in the 1950s, between 6 nations: Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg,

    前身是1950年代的經濟共同體,成員包括:比、法、義、盧、荷與德

  • the Netherlands, and Germany. Back then, in the post-world-war-2 era, Europe saw a need

    二戰後,歐洲需要建立聯盟

  • for a federation to promote peace and unity. They also wanted to present a collective front

    藉此促進和平與團結,並一同對抗冷戰時期共產勢力

  • against the threat of communism during the Cold War. In 1993, the European Union as we

    1993年,今日大家所熟悉的「歐盟」成立

  • now know it, emerged, and offered all EU citizens a common visa, a common legislative and judicial

    會員國間居民護照通用,受同一套立法與司法系統管轄

  • body, and common voting rights. Later in the 90s, a common currency, the Euro, was also

    所有人都享有投票權,90年代,通用貨幣歐元誕生

  • established between many of the European Union Members.

    在許多會員國間都能流通使用

  • Between 1989 and 2014, the European Union flourished. So much so that their combined

    1989至2014年間,歐盟蓬勃發展

  • population ranks them 3rd in the world after China and India. The EU is currently one of

    會員國人口總和達全球第三,僅次於中國與印度

  • the top world economies, with almost $16 Trillion Dollars in GDP. And in 2012, the EU won the

    如今躍身世界最大經濟體之一,GDP接近16兆美元,2012年歐盟贏得諾貝爾和平獎

  • Nobel Peace Prize for its transformation of Europefrom a continent of war to a continent

    理由是成功改造歐洲,將歐洲從「從戰爭大陸轉變為和平大陸」

  • of peace.”

  • But the 2008 recession put a huge damper on the EU’s success. For the last decade or

    不過,2008年經濟衰退嚴重打擊歐盟

  • so, Greece, Italy, Spain, Ireland and Portugal have faced unprecedented levels of unemployment

    過去10多年來,希臘、義大利、西班牙、愛爾蘭與葡萄牙等國,失業率創下新高

  • and public debt. Many of these nations are also in the midst of a “migrant crisis

    政府債台高築,其中許多國家目前深陷「難民危機」

  • as record numbers of people cross the Mediterranean to enter Europe. The EU has been criticized

    因為無數難民橫渡地中海進入歐洲

  • for not issuing enough aid to these periphery countries.

    外界批評歐盟對這些邊陲國家馳援不足

  • Also, Many feel that EU leaders concentrate policy-making efforts only on thriving economies,

    也有許多人認為,歐盟領袖制定政策時偏袒德、法等強國

  • like those of Germany and France. Indiscriminate austerity measures tend to harm those countries

    但一致性的撙節措施卻可能傷及弱國

  • with weaker economies. Plus, after most members adopted the Euro to replace their own currency,

    此外,多數會員國使用歐元取代本國貨幣後

  • nations are no longer able to temporarily inflate their worth through currency-manipulation.

    各國想短暫操縱匯率、抬升貨幣價值已不再可行

  • On the other hand, stronger economies are expected to subsidize the welfare of weaker

    另一方面,經濟強國未能補貼弱國社會福利

  • countries, leading to resentments between member states. Several analysts have already

    引發會員國間不滿

  • published articles lamenting the failure of the, quote, “European Union Experiment”.

    有些分析師寫文章哀嘆「歐盟實驗」失敗收場

  • So is the EU worth it?

    歐盟的存在是否真有其價值?

  • Pew polls in Europe have revealed mixed feelings from the public towards the EU. On the one

    皮尤公司的歐洲民調顯示,民眾對歐盟又愛又恨

  • hand, many people feel that the EU is inefficient and intrusive. But on the other hand, most

    許多人認為歐盟效率差、管太多

  • want to keep using the Euro, and believe that the EU does, in general, promote peace. Despite

    但多數人又想續用歐元,並相信歐盟確實能促進和平

  • setbacks from the 2008 recession, the European Union remains an influential presence in the

    僅管2008年遭遇經濟衰退,歐盟全球影響力仍不可小覷

  • world. And experts note that, with the trend of globalization, international unions of

    專家也指出,隨著全球化發展

  • this nature are both necessary and inevitable for the world’s future.

    國際聯盟必定是未來世界趨勢

  • Although ties with the EU have been increasing since the fall of the Soviet Union, Ukraine

    自從蘇聯倒台後,烏克蘭雖與歐盟關係升溫卻仍未加入歐盟

  • is not a member state. To learn about the violent riots that broke out in Kiev after

    想知道烏克蘭加入歐盟失敗後,首都基輔為何爆發暴力抗爭嗎?

  • a deal fell through take a look at this amazing story on This Happened Here. Thanks for watching

    請看這部影片,感謝觀看TestTube

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Greece is in major financial trouble, which is seriously affecting all of Europe. Their

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