国际英语资讯:EP president urges EU leaders to find consensus on recovery plan
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 20-- <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> (<span word="EP">EP</span>) <span word="President">President</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Sassoli">Sassoli</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EP">EP</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="consent">consent</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="met">met</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="solidarity">solidarity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Community">Community</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="met">met</span>," <span word="Sassoli">Sassoli</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sufficiently">sufficiently</span> <span word="met">met</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="consent">consent</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="emphasizing">emphasizing</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="courageously">courageously</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 750 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (858 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="tool">tool</span>.</p><p><span word="Sassoli">Sassoli</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="multiannual">multiannual</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="framework">framework</span>, <span word="amounting">amounting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="over">over</span> 1 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="digitalization">digitalization</span>, <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="resilience">resilience</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="inequalities">inequalities</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="Sassoli">Sassoli</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EP">EP</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rebates">rebates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="receive">receive</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="justify">justify</span>."</p>
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