雒剥经降置昌大号 高级商务英语阅读 Turkey.Turkish help in securing a Cypriot agreement would boost its hopes of a satisfactory date from the EU. Greek Cypriot President Glafcos Clerides flew to the Danish capital Wednesday promising to give"serious thought"to the peace plan.However the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash dampened hopes by saying poor health would keep him from Copenhagen. U.S.State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said the summit was an"an opportunity to do several of these things at once...to reach a settlement in Cyprus...(and move Turkey closer to Europe,set them on a path toward accession in a way that's good for the region." In final negotiations Monday and Tuesday,Slovakia,Cyprus and Estonia edged toward an agreement on entry terms.They include an aid package of around $40 billion to be shared among the candidates over the first three years of EU membership. EU officials were confident Hungary,the Czech Republic,Latvia,Lithuania and Slovenia were also on the verge of accepting the package,which will mostly be used to help farmers,build roads,modernize power networks and other infrastructure improvements. However,Poland and Malta were holding out for a better deal.Poland,the largest of the candidates with 39 million people,was seeking more money for its farmers. About 20 percent of Poles depend on agriculture for their livelihood,but under the EU's plan they will receive subsidies at the same rate as their richer western neighbors beginning in 2013. Despite the snags,the summit is likely to finish with an invitation to all 10,paving the way for the biggest expansion in the EU's 45-year history.The additions will bring in 75 million people. An opinion poll published by the EU Wednesday showed citizens within the bloc giving strong support to the arrival of their eastern neighbors. (目前，欧盟是我国第三大贸易伙伴，仅次于日、美：统计表明，对欧盟地区的出口占我出口总 额的14.8%。中国则是欧盟第四大贸易伙伴。 欧盟成员于2002年12月13日在哥本哈根举行的首脑会议上，决定接纳塞浦路斯、捷克、爱 莎尼亚、匈牙利、立陶宛、拉脱维亚、马耳他、波兰、斯洛伐克及斯洛文尼亚的申请，到2004年5 月成为欧盟成员。 欧盟接纳东欧及地中海十个准成员国加入，营商环境得到改善，外来直接投资增加，经济取得 可观增长。准成员国在过去数年整体的经济增长均较欧盟为高，其国民生活水准不断提升，对进口 产品的需求日益增加，市场潜力巨大。 第3页共11页第 3 页 共 11 页 高级商务英语阅读 Turkey. Turkish help in securing a Cypriot agreement would boost its hopes of a satisfactory date from the EU. Greek Cypriot President Glafcos Clerides flew to the Danish capital Wednesday promising to give "serious thought" to the peace plan. However the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash dampened hopes by saying poor health would keep him from Copenhagen. U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said the summit was an "an opportunity to do several of these things at once ... to reach a settlement in Cyprus ... (and ) move Turkey closer to Europe, set them on a path toward accession in a way that's good for the region." In final negotiations Monday and Tuesday, Slovakia, Cyprus and Estonia edged toward an agreement on entry terms. They include an aid package of around $40 billion to be shared among the candidates over the first three years of EU membership. EU officials were confident Hungary, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia were also on the verge of accepting the package, which will mostly be used to help farmers, build roads, modernize power networks and other infrastructure improvements. However, Poland and Malta were holding out for a better deal. Poland, the largest of the candidates with 39 million people, was seeking more money for its farmers. About 20 percent of Poles depend on agriculture for their livelihood, but under the EU's plan they will receive subsidies at the same rate as their richer western neighbors beginning in 2013. Despite the snags, the summit is likely to finish with an invitation to all 10, paving the way for the biggest expansion in the EU's 45-year history. The additions will bring in 75 million people. An opinion poll published by the EU Wednesday showed citizens within the bloc giving strong support to the arrival of their eastern neighbors. (目前，欧盟是我国第三大贸易伙伴，仅次于日、美；统计表明，对欧盟地区的出口占我出口总 额的 14.8%。中国则是欧盟第四大贸易伙伴。 欧盟成员于 2002 年 12 月 13 日在哥本哈根举行的首脑会议上，决定接纳塞浦路斯、捷克、爱 莎尼亚、匈牙利、立陶宛、拉脱维亚、马耳他、波兰、斯洛伐克及斯洛文尼亚的申请，到 2004 年 5 月成为欧盟成员。 欧盟接纳东欧及地中海十个准成员国加入，营商环境得到改善，外来直接投资增加，经济取得 可观增长。准成员国在过去数年整体的经济增长均较欧盟为高，其国民生活水准不断提升，对进口 产品的需求日益增加，市场潜力巨大