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When European Union (EU) leaders took delivery of Europe’s first draft of a constitution at a summit in Greece last June, it was
When European Union (EU) leaders took delivery of Europe’s first draft of a constitution at a summit in Greece last June, it was
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2009-04-26
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When European Union (EU) leaders took delivery of Europe’s first draft of a constitution at a summit in Greece last June, it was with almost universal praise.
There was wide agreement that the text could save the EU from paralysis once it expands from 15 to 25 members next year. It would give Europe a more stable leadership and greater clout on the world stage, said the chairman of the Convention which drafted the agreement, former French President Valery Giscard Estaing.
Such praise was too good to last. As the product of a unique 16-month public debate, the draft has become a battleground. Less than four months after it was delivered, the same leaders who accepted it opened the second round of talks on its content this week by trading veiled threats to block agreement or cut off funds if they don’t get their way.
The tone was polite, but unyielding. In a bland joint statement issued when the talks opened on October 4, the leaders stressed the constitution, "represents a vital step in the process aimed at making Europe more cohesive, more democratic and closer to its citizens. "Sharp differences remain, though, between member countries of the EU over voting rights, the size and composition of the executive European Commission, defense co-operation and the role of religion in the new constitution.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s hopes of wrapping up a deal on the constitution by Christmas seem far from being realized. While the six founding members of the EU—Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg—plus Britain and Denmark, want as little change as possible to the draft, the 10 mainly central European countries due to join the 15-nation bloc next year want to alter the institution’s balance.
Such small states are afraid their views will be ignored under the constitution and are determined to defend the disproportionate voting rights they won at the 2000 Nice Summit. EU experts fear such sharp differences will create exactly the paralysis in the EU the Convention was established to avoid.
选项
A、turning EU into a super power in the world’s economy.
B、serving the interest of the 10 nations planning to come aboard.
C、building a better election system for excellent leadership.
D、preventing EU from ineffectiveness due to its expansion.
答案
D
解析
细节题。根据第二段第一句"大家观点普遍一致,认为这一宪法将拯救欧盟,使其不会因为来年从15个成员国扩充成25个成员国时而瘫痪",意思就是防止因扩大而带来的失效。
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