The French President Francois Hollande and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel have marked 50 years of friendship between their two countries. There was a joint cabinet meeting in Berlin and a joint session of both parliaments to celebrate half a century of the Elysee Treaty. This sealed the two countries’ reconciliation after the World WarⅡ. At a joint news conference, Angela Merkel explained that she and Mr. Hollande were urging closer economic and financial ties between Euro zone countries to help them avoid a repeat of Europe’s current debt crisis.
法国总统弗朗西斯科•奥朗德和德国总理默克尔共同庆祝了两国之间50年的友谊。在柏林举行了联合内阁会议，两院都进行了联合会议以庆祝半个世纪之义的爱丽舍条约，该条约标志着两国在第二次世界大战后的和解。在联合新闻发布会上，默克尔解释到，她和奥朗德先生都曾鼓励欧元区所有国家在经济和金融上展开更为紧密的合作，以帮助欧元区国家避免欧洲现时的债务危机。
“That’s why we, France and Germany want by May to put forward proposals for the stabilization and deepening of the economic and monetary union. It’s about a deeper cooperation in economic policy.”
“这便是原因，为什么我们，法国和德国想要在五月前，推出稳定并深化经济和货币同盟的提议。这些提议关于在经济政策方面更一步的合作。”
