For example, take the following pairs of countries: Denmark and Sweden; the Netherlands and Belgium; Austria and Germany (and depending on your individual perspective France and the UK).

比如说，丹麦和瑞典，荷兰和比利时，奥地利和德国，(也许有人还会说法国和英国)。

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Some continental countries in Europe, for example Germany, take the universal banking system traditionally.

德国等一些欧洲大陆国家，传统上实行的就是全能银行的金融混业经营制度。

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When France and Germany unveil their plans on Monday, the hope is that there will be enough new commitments from Germany - for example, to a more ambitious version of European bailout fund, the EFSF - to take the rescue plan to the next stage.

BBC: Germany, France and the ECB