国际英语资讯:With emotion, EU parliament ratifies Withdrawal Agreement with UK
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 29-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="overwhelmingly">overwhelmingly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Withdrawal">Withdrawal</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="was">was</span> 621 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>, 49 <span word="against">against</span> <span word="and">and</span> 13 <span word="abstentions">abstentions</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ratification">ratification</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> (<span word="by">by</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>) <span word="in">in</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="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="preceded">preceded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="farewell">farewell</span> -- <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warmth">warmth</span> -- <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 41-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chorus">chorus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Auld">Auld</span> <span word="Lang">Lang</span> <span word="Syne">Syne</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="MEPs">MEPs</span> <span word="reverberated">reverberated</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hemicycle">Hemicycle</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="far">far</span>," <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Ursula">Ursula</span> <span word="von">von</span> <span word="der">der</span> <span word="Leyen">Leyen</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Guy">Guy</span> <span word="Verhofstadt">Verhofstadt</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="MEP">MEP</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coordinator">coordinator</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span>... <span word="culturally">culturally</span>, <span word="economically">economically</span>, <span word="politically">politically</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="wars">wars</span>... <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="liberated">liberated</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>."</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="imagining">imagining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Verhofstadt">Verhofstadt</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> "<span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="against">against</span> #<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> & <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> '<span word="adieux">adieux</span>', <span word="but">but</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="an">an</span> '<span word="au">au</span> <span word="revoir">revoir</span>'."</p>
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