国际英语资讯:Juncker voices support for Croatias Schengen, eurozone accession
<p><span word="ZAGREB">ZAGREB</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 7-- <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Claude">Claude</span> <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="endorsed">endorsed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="accession">accession</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Schengen">Schengen</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eurozone">eurozone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span>, <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="recommendation">recommendation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="Schengen">Schengen</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 31.</p><p>"<span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eurozone">eurozone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Andrej">Andrej</span> <span word="Plenkovic">Plenkovic</span>.</p><p><span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="demographic">demographic</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 11.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (<span word="around">around</span> 13 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="until">until</span> 2020.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="assumes">assumes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1 <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="PM">PM</span> <span word="Plenkovic">Plenkovic</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="evaluation">evaluation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fulfilling">fulfilling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Schengen">Schengen</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="term">term</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> 240 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>.</p>
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