国际英语资讯:Spotlight: European summit agrees to permanent defense cooperation, increased anti-terrorism
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 22-- <span word="European">European</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 27 <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="geopolitical">geopolitical</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>," <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Strategy">Strategy</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="inclusive">inclusive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="Permanent">Permanent</span> <span word="Structured">Structured</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> (<span word="PESCO">PESCO</span>)" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <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="PESCO">PESCO</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="step">step</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defence">defence</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="common">common</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commitments">commitments</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="capability">capability</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>" <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>.</p><p><span word="Leaders">Leaders</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="reinforcements">reinforcements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Schengen">Schengen</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Entry">Entry</span>/<span word="Exit">Exit</span> <span word="System">System</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> "<span word="shortly">shortly</span>," <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finalization">finalization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="European">European</span> <span word="Travel">Travel</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Authorization">Authorization</span> <span word="System">System</span> (<span word="ETIAS">ETIAS</span>)," <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="Schengen">Schengen</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>.</p>
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