国际英语资讯:Southern EU countries urge completion of economic, monetary, banking union
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 10-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018 <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="migration">migration</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> -- <span word="altogether">altogether</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="Med">Med</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>" - <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span>, <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="Malta">Malta</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cyprus">Cyprus</span>.</p><p><span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="awaiting">awaiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2018, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>. "<span word="Further">Further</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Monetary">Monetary</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EMU">EMU</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span>, <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="convergence">convergence</span>," <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="completion">completion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="backstop">backstop</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Single">Single</span> <span word="Resolution">Resolution</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Deposit">Deposit</span> <span word="Insurance">Insurance</span> <span word="Scheme">Scheme</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combine">combine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="objectives">objectives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span>."</p><p><span word="Migration">Migration</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frontline">frontline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arrivals">arrivals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transits">transits</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="inflows">inflows</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="redistributed">redistributed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="evenly">evenly</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="relocation">relocation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resettlement">resettlement</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="quotas">quotas</span> -- <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> 2017 -- <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hostility">hostility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>.</p>
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