那就是如果比利时的“联邦制”和欧盟的“联邦制”确实类似会怎样呢？

So what if Belgium has institutions similar to those that a federal EU might use?

这就跟两个联邦制分权结构完全不同。

Very, very different than this federalist decentralized structure of both of these countries.

联邦制意味着数个政治机构，各自有自己的权力。

Federalism implies a plurality of political authorities, each with its own powers.

然而，联邦制的局限性会妨碍此类的强力措施的执行。

However, the limitations of federalism prevent that kind of strong action.

撤切尔夫人是一直反对被设计来使联邦制的欧洲合众国框架就位的马斯垂克特条约的。

Mrs. Thatcher has been vehemently opposed to the Maastricht Treaty designed to set in place the framework for a federal United States of Europe.