国际英语资讯:EU commission chief defends recovery package in German newspaper op-ed
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 29-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 27 <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="endorse">endorse</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="future">future</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> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="op">op</span>-<span word="ed">ed</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="Handelsblatt">Handelsblatt</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="talks">talks</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="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 1.0743 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (1.27 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conjunction">conjunction</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 750 <span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="bounce">bounce</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>-<span word="induced">induced</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>, <span word="von">von</span> <span word="der">der</span> <span word="Leyen">Leyen</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="historic">historic</span>," <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="package">package</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="raised">raised</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="repaid">repaid</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="crises">crises</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="up">up</span>," <span word="von">von</span> <span word="der">der</span> <span word="Leyen">Leyen</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="translation">translation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="op">op</span>-<span word="ed">ed</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p><p><span word="Von">Von</span> <span word="der">der</span> <span word="Leyen">Leyen</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="distributed">distributed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="grants">grants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tailored">tailored</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Deal">Deal</span>.</p>
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