碰男华经海贸多大学 高级商务英语阅读 live on in people's minds and hearts",said Balkendende."We will devote a number of meetings to that subject and develop initiatives to stimulate discussion of European affairs with Europe's citizens.In this way,we hope to make Europe's citizens more aware of what it means to be European.What makes Europe so valuable is that we are a community in which freedom,respect and solidarity hold equal weight.Are we sufficiently aware of the importance of that fact?",he demanded. During his remarks,Balkenende also paid tribute to the Irish Presidency"for the great job done"by Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern and his team-notably "successful enlargement to bring in ten countries'”. New commission president for a new enlarged EU Jose Manuel Durao Barroso,confirmed last week as President of the European Commission from November 1,made clear in his remarks to the European Parliament that he now wants to build on the success of EU enlargement."The 1st of May was an event of historic proportions with the accession of ten new member states",he said."But now we have to work to ensure the success of a reunited Europe,in order to guarantee prosperity,solidarity and security of our continent." The new Commission President urged a generous attitude to the task of building the new Europe. "The Union needs to match its political ambition with its financial resources.You cannot have more Europe for less money,especially if we want a similar level of solidarity towards the new member states as we have shown to the less developed regions in the past." In his speech to the Parliament,Barroso made explicit allusion to the importance of this moment in an enlarged Europe."I feel privileged to stand here before the first democratically elected Parliament of an enlarged European Union.You are the representatives of 450 million Europeans. Your election brings an end to half a century of division.This assembly symbolises the renaissance of freedom and democracy-spreading to every corner of our continent from the Mediterranean to the Baltic Sea.We are united in our rich diversity-national,regional,cultural,linguistic and political. Never before has there been an experiment like ours:to forge,democratically,a union out of the diverse nations of Europe." 第3页共9页高级商务英语阅读 live on in people's minds and hearts”, said Balkendende. “We will devote a number of meetings to that subject and develop initiatives to stimulate discussion of European affairs with Europe's citizens. In this way, we hope to make Europe's citizens more aware of what it means to be European. What makes Europe so valuable is that we are a community in which freedom, respect and solidarity hold equal weight. Are we sufficiently aware of the importance of that fact?”, he demanded. During his remarks, Balkenende also paid tribute to the Irish Presidency “for the great job done” by Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern and his team – notably “successful enlargement to bring in ten countries”. New commission president for a new enlarged EU José Manuel Durão Barroso, confirmed last week as President of the European Commission from November 1, made clear in his remarks to the European Parliament that he now wants to build on the success of EU enlargement. “The 1st of May was an event of historic proportions with the accession of ten new member states”, he said. “But now we have to work to ensure the success of a reunited Europe, in order to guarantee prosperity, solidarity and security of our continent.” The new Commission President urged a generous attitude to the task of building the new Europe. “The Union needs to match its political ambition with its financial resources. You cannot have more Europe for less money, especially if we want a similar level of solidarity towards the new member states as we have shown to the less developed regions in the past.” In his speech to the Parliament, Barroso made explicit allusion to the importance of this moment in an enlarged Europe. “I feel privileged to stand here before the first democratically elected Parliament of an enlarged European Union. You are the representatives of 450 million Europeans. Your election brings an end to half a century of division. This assembly symbolises the renaissance of freedom and democracy – spreading to every corner of our continent from the Mediterranean to the Baltic Sea. We are united in our rich diversity - national, regional, cultural, linguistic and political. Never before has there been an experiment like ours: to forge, democratically, a union out of the diverse nations of Europe.” 第 3 页 共 9 页