They are acting because national governments—Britain's and others across Europe—have failed to do so.

他们之所以采取行动，是因为英国和其他欧洲国家的政府未能做到这一点。

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It is surprising that the European Commission is proposing to hand back some of its antitrust powers to national governments.

令人惊讶的是，欧盟委员会正提议将其部分反垄断权力归还给各国政府。

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States fail when national governments can no longer provide personal security, food security and basic social services such as education and health care.

当国家政府再也无法提供个人安全、粮食保障以及教育和医疗等基本社会服务时，国家就会衰落。

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The report says national governments have failed to honor a biodiversity protection treaty.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

Addressing central bankers from Europe and elsewhere, Fisher said central banks and national governments averted catastrophe through aggressive intervention.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

Another goal is to get palliative care added to the national health plans of African governments.

VOA: special.2011.07.19

He thought to generalize this observation from local and state governments to state and national governments.

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But step by step significant powers are being given to the Commission which weaken national governments.

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The impasse also makes it easier for national governments to justify doing bilateral deals with Russia.

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