国际英语资讯:Juncker urges EU leaders to agree post-Brexit budget earlier
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 23-- <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="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="agreeing">agreeing</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="multiannual">multiannual</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Delays">Delays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="agreeing">agreeing</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> 5000 <span word="research">research</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 600,000 <span word="Erasmus">Erasmus</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2021 <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="jeopardise">jeopardise</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>," <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> 27 <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="excluding">excluding</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>.</p><p><span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Tusk">Tusk</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="multiannual">multiannual</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="speeding">speeding</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>," <span word="Tusk">Tusk</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="contributor">contributor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortfall">shortfall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 12 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (14.7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>, <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blueprint">blueprint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>.</p><p><span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> -- 14 <span word="or">or</span> 15 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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