国际英语资讯:European leaders fail to nail down recovery plan as infections top 1.1 mln
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 23-- <span word="Leaders">Leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prop">prop</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>-<span word="stricken">stricken</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>, <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span>-<span word="awaited">awaited</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="video">video</span>-<span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>," <span word="French">French</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p><span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="disagreements">disagreements</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="remained">remained</span>.</p><p>"<span word="NEEDED">NEEDED</span> <span word="AND">AND</span> <span word="URGENT">URGENT</span>"</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="video">video</span>-<span word="summits">summits</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> "<span word="European">European</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="bond">bond</span>" <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="eurozone">eurozone</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="favored">favored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bond">bond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span>.</p><p><span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="budgetary">budgetary</span> <span word="transfers">transfers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="restart">restart</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="through">through</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="transfers">transfers</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="transfers">transfers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span>, <span word="real">real</span> <span word="budgetary">budgetary</span> <span word="transfers">transfers</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span>.</p><p><span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 27-<span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="conclusions">conclusions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span>.</p>
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