主权国家联盟

他说：（欧盟）是一个主权国家联盟，这些国家可以为自身制定法律，但是不能为全世界制定法律。

[ The EU ] is a sovereign union , they can make laws for themselves but they cannot make laws for the whole world , he said .

世界主义的倡导者主张对武力进行国际管制，组织主权国家联盟，共同维护和平，消除战争，这是先哲的理想。

The initiators of Cosmopolitanism advocated the international control of force , the organization of " Sovereign States Coalition ", the maintenance of international peace and the elimination of wars , all of which are the desires of the sages .

此次金融危机暴露了主权国家间货币联盟的种种弱点，尤其是调整的难度以及缺乏真正意义上的央行。

The financial crisis has exposed the weaknesses in any currency union among otherwise sovereign countries , particularly the difficulty of adjustment and the lack of a proper central bank .

如果说我们从过去两年明白了一件事情的话，那就是财政独立的主权国家之前的货币联盟错综复杂。

If we have learnt one thing in the past two years , it is the complexities of a monetary union among fiscally independent sovereigns .

没有不纾困原则，由主权国家构成的货币联盟就无法正常运行。该原则意味着每个国家都应该为自己的政策负责。

A monetary union of sovereign states cannot function without the principle of no bailout , which means that every country is responsible for its policies .

按照我的信念，欧盟的本意是成为开放社会的价值观和原则的具体体现；一个由平等的主权国家组成的自愿联盟，各成员国为了共同利益而让渡自己的一部分主权。

The Europe I believe in was intended to be a practical embodiment of the values and principles of the open society ; a voluntary association of equal and sovereign states that surrendered part of their sovereignty for the common good .