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EU takes UK to court in blow to London’s efforts to ‘reset’ relations 布鲁塞尔方面正在就两起案件在欧洲法院起诉英国，给基尔•斯塔默爵士“重启”英欧关系的努力蒙上阴影。
European Commission brings ECJ cases over treatment of citizens and bilateral investment deals. 6park.com
布鲁塞尔方面正在就两起案件在欧洲法院(European Court of Justice)起诉英国，这给基尔•斯塔默爵士(Sir Keir Starmer)“重启”英国与欧盟关系的努力蒙上了阴影。 6park.com 6park.comThe European Commission has brought the cases over the UK’s treatment of EU citizens after Brexit and its failure to end bilateral investment deals with six member states. 6park.com欧盟委员会(European Commission)一是就英国在退欧后对待欧盟公民的方式起诉英国，二是就英国未能终止与6个成员国的双边投资协议起诉它。 6park.com 6park.comThe first complaint dates back to 2020 and legal action was paused last year as London and Brussels sought to resolve differences over trading arrangements between Britain and Northern Ireland. 6park.com第一宗案件所涉纠纷可回溯至2020年，相关法律行动去年暂停，因为伦敦和布鲁塞尔方面在寻求解决英国与北爱尔兰之间贸易安排的分歧。 6park.com 6park.comBut on Monday the commission said it would bring the case to court, as its right to do so under the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU ends on December 31. 6park.com但欧盟委员会周一表示，它将起诉英国，因为根据英国退欧条款，欧盟起诉的权利将于今年12月31日到期。 6park.com 6park.comUntil then, the ECJ is still able to adjudicate on matters dating from before 2021, when the UK’s Brexit transition period ended. The UK would have to abide by the court’s rulings. 6park.com在到期之前，欧洲法院仍能对2021年之前的事情进行裁决——2021年是英国脱欧过渡期结束的年份。英国将不得不遵守该法院的裁决。 6park.com 6park.comThe commission claims that the UK set unfair restrictions on the right of EU citizens’ family members to live in the country, among other issues. 6park.com欧盟委员会认为，英国对欧盟公民的家庭成员在英国居住的权利设置了不公平的限制。该委员会还提出了其他一些问题。 6park.com 6park.com“Several elements of the grievances remain unaddressed, including on the rights of workers and the rights of extended family members,” the commission said in a statement. There are more than 5mn EU citizens with residency rights in the UK. 6park.com该委员会在一份声明中表示：“纠纷有多个方面仍未得到解决，包括劳动者的权利和非直系亲属的权利。”有超过500万欧盟公民在英国拥有居留权。 6park.com 6park.comIn the second case, the commission says the UK should have ended bilateral investment agreements with six member states on its departure from the EU. 6park.com在第二宗案件中，欧盟委员会表示，英国应该在退出欧盟时终止与6个成员国的双边投资协议。 6park.com 6park.comDowning Street said: “We are not going to comment on legal proceedings. This relates to when we were an EU member state and during the transition period. 6park.com唐宁街表示：“我们不会就法律相关进展情况发表评论。案件涉及我们还是欧盟成员国以及处于退欧过渡期时的事情。 6park.com 6park.com“We remain focused on working to reset our relationship with the EU and to make Brexit work for the British people.” 6park.com“我们仍然专注于重启与欧盟的关系，为了英国人民让英国脱欧顺利进行。” 6park.comThe decision by Brussels to press ahead with the cases comes at a sensitive time as the UK and EU seek to draw a line under three years of rancour. 6park.com布鲁塞尔方面决定推进这两宗案件之际，正值一个敏感时刻：英国和欧盟正寻求结束3年的敌意。 6park.com 6park.comStarmer will meet his 27 EU counterparts for an informal dinner in February, the first such encounter since the UK left the trading bloc. 6park.com斯塔默将于明年2月与欧盟27位首脑举行非正式晚宴，这将是英国退出欧盟以来的首次此类会面。 6park.com 6park.comUK chancellor Rachel Reeves met fellow finance ministers this month to argue for better access to the EU for the financial services sector, which was not covered by the post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement. 6park.com英国财政大臣蕾切尔•里夫斯(Rachel Reeves)本月会见了其他国家的财政部长，为英国金融服务业争取更好的欧盟准入。英国退欧后的《贸易与合作协定》(Trade and Cooperation Agreement)并未涵盖该行业。 6park.com 6park.comReeves said dropping trade barriers erected when the UK left the single market would be in both sides’ interest, ahead of detailed talks that are expected to begin next year. 6park.com里夫斯表示，在预计将于明年开始的详细谈判之前，取消英国退出单一市场时设置的贸易壁垒将符合双方的利益。 6park.com 6park.comA UK official said such legal disputes were a normal part of relations between international partners. 6park.com一位英国官员表示，此类法律纠纷是国际伙伴之间关系的正常组成部分。 6park.com 6park.comThe opposition Conservative party, which pursued Brexit and signed the TCA, leapt on Brussels’ move. 6park.com推动英国退欧并签署《贸易与合作协定》的反对党保守党(Conservative party)抓住布鲁塞尔方面的这一举动做文章。 6park.com 6park.comPriti Patel, shadow foreign secretary, said: “The EU’s enthusiasm to continue to take proceedings against us in the ECJ should be a warning to Keir Starmer as he tries to edge us back under its jurisdiction in more areas and extend mobility rights for EU citizens. I hope the government will strongly defend this claim. 6park.com影子外交大臣普里蒂•帕特尔(Priti Patel)表示：“欧盟热衷于继续在欧洲法院对我们提起诉讼，对基尔•斯塔默应该是一个警示，他正试图在更多领域将我们拉回（欧盟的）管辖范围，并扩大欧盟公民的流动权。我希望政府能在这一诉讼中坚决捍卫自己。 6park.com 6park.com“Labour will surrender our sovereignty and instead of focusing on securing growth through a competitive domestic economy and global trade, they want to tie our hands up in the EU.” 6park.com“工党将放弃我们的主权，并在欧盟中束缚我们的手脚，而不是专注于通过有竞争力的国内经济和全球贸易来确保增长。”
Brussels is taking the UK to the European Court of Justice in two cases, casting a shadow over Sir Keir Starmer’s efforts to “reset” relations with the EU. 6park.com
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