2015年CRI EU Foreign Ministers Meeting Held in Brussels, Turkey Tops the Agenda

 

As European Union foreign ministers begin the week in Brussels, Turkey tops the agenda.

On Monday, Turkey moved one step closer to becoming an EU member.

European Union leaders have agreed to examine Turkey's economic and monetary¹ policy, to make sure it's aligned² with EU rules and regulations.

It's a necessary step on the road to EU membership.

Volkin Bozkir is Turkey's minister to the EU.

"We have expressed our strong commitment to reinvigorate the process and proceed in all chapters. Turkey expects to join the union as an equal member with all the rights and obligations."

But some members of the European Parliament say Turkey will never grant full freedom of the press and full freedom of expression.

That too is needed for EU membership.

But the EU's top diplomat³ Federica Mogherini says membership talks must continue...because Turkey is an invaluable⁴ ally.

She met with Turkey's delegation⁵ visiting Brussels...

"We discussed the common approach to counterterrorism and common work with foreign fighters. Especially the difficult boarder between Turkey and Syria. both ways. Foreign fighters entering Syria and foreign fighters getting out of Syria and back to Europe."

Counterterrorism also was high on the agenda during the meeting of EU foreign ministers.

They're still working on how their coun tries can better share intelligence.

Security Expert Evgenia Gvozdeva says it's the most important issue the EU can push in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.

"Still a lot of things should be done to improve the exchange of information between the security authorities on all levels between countries in the European Union. But at the same time as the Paris attacks showed, there should also be an exchange of information improved with countries beyond the borders of the European Union.

And improving intelligence sharing will be discussed again in Brussels later in the week when a two day EU leader's summit starts on Thursday.

1 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

2 aligned   

adj.对齐的，均衡的

参考例句：

• Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。

3 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

4 invaluable   

adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的

参考例句：

• A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
• This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。

5 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。