国际英语资讯:EU agrees MoU with 8 partners in support for COVID-19 fight
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 11-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="Memoranda">Memoranda</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Understanding">Understanding</span> (<span word="MoU">MoU</span>) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="fallout">fallout</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="MoU">MoU</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Albania">Albania</span>, <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span>, <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>, <span word="Kosovo">Kosovo</span>, <span word="Moldova">Moldova</span>, <span word="Montenegro">Montenegro</span>, <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span>. <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="namely">namely</span> <span word="Kosovo">Kosovo</span>, <span word="Moldova">Moldova</span>, <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="documents">documents</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resilience">resilience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="governance">governance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>, <span word="enhancing">enhancing</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (3.52 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="enlargement">enlargement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>. <span word="Negotiations">Negotiations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="MoU">MoU</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>, <span word="Bosnia">Bosnia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Herzegovina">Herzegovina</span> (<span word="BiH">BiH</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="underway">underway</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Supporting">Supporting</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="stable">stable</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Valdis">Valdis</span> <span word="Dombrovskis">Dombrovskis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="April">April</span> 22, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="peaks">peaks</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> 3 <span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="macro">macro</span>-<span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span>, <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>.</p>
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