国际英语资讯:EU leaders fail to agree on candidates for top posts due to wide division
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 21-- <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 30 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="successor">successor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Claude">Claude</span> <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>.</p><p><span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="August">August</span>. <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> "<span word="spitzenkandidaten">spitzenkandidaten</span> <span word="system">system</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span> <span word="whereby">whereby</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Elections">Elections</span>, <span word="appoint">appoint</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marshalling">marshalling</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="support">support</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Elections">Elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="shifted">shifted</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="duopoly">duopoly</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centre">centre</span>-<span word="right">right</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centre">centre</span>-<span word="left">left</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> -- <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consequently">consequently</span> <span word="lowered">lowered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="Manfred">Manfred</span> <span word="Weber">Weber</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Frans">Frans</span> <span word="Timmermans">Timmermans</span>.</p><p><span word="Shortly">Shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>, <span word="French">French</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="namely">namely</span> <span word="Weber">Weber</span>, <span word="Timmermans">Timmermans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Renew">Renew</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Margrethe">Margrethe</span> <span word="Vestager">Vestager</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>.</p>
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