What explains the creation of the EU corona recovery fund? Why did the Union agree on a large-scale financial response to the corona pandemic, despite member states' very different immediate reactions to the crisis and their opposing attitudes towards common debt? This article argues for the decisiveness of France and Germany's role within the Union and their tight bilateral political cooperation. The ‘embedded bilateralism’ approach to European integration and EU politics explains how and why France and Germany, starting from different poles, came together and established joint positions, paving the way for an overall European compromise. Focusing on these two countries' particular leadership role advances the theoretical debate about the actors most crucial for driving European integration, especially in times of severe crisis.

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嵌入式双边主义、一体化理论和欧洲危机政治：法国、德国和欧盟新冠复苏基金的诞生*

什么解释了欧盟电晕恢复基金的创建？尽管成员国对危机的直接反应和对共同债务的反对态度截然不同，但为什么欧盟仍同意对冠状病毒大流行采取大规模金融应对措施？本文论证了法国和德国在欧盟内的决定性作用及其紧密的双边政治合作。欧洲一体化和欧盟政治的“嵌入式双边主义”方法解释了法国和德国如何以及为什么从不同的两极开始走到一起并建立共同立场，为欧洲的全面妥协铺平道路。关注这两个国家的特殊领导角色，推动了关于推动欧洲一体化最关键的参与者的理论辩论，尤其是在严重危机时期。