国际英语资讯:Croatian PM sets out four priorities for its EU presidency
<p><span word="ZAGREB">ZAGREB</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 30-- <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> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>), <span word="highlighting">highlighting</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="connects">connects</span>".</p><p><span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rotating">rotating</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="June">June</span> 30 <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zagreb">Zagreb</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="prioritized">prioritized</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="developing">developing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="connects">connects</span> <span word="economically">economically</span>, <span word="energy">energy</span>-<span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>-<span word="wise">wise</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="protects">protects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="globally">globally</span> <span word="influential">influential</span>.</p><p><span word="Plenkovic">Plenkovic</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="connects">connects</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>, <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="protects">protects</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="respecting">respecting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Plenkovic">Plenkovic</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span> (<span word="GDP">GDP</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inclusive">inclusive</span> <span word="way">way</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>, <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="enlargement">enlargement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p>
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