France,Germany consider Lisbon Treaty modification
DEAUVILLE, France, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- France and Germany pondered over（深思,考虑） necessary amendments 2 on Monday about the Lisbon Treaty by 2013 in the hope of better responding to(响应) crises.
"France and Germany consider it necessary to revise（改编,修改） the treaty (Lisbon)," said a joint 3 statement issued after a meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany Chancellor 4 Merkel in Deauville of northern France.
The amendment 1 of the Treaty will be limited to "establish a permanent and robust 5 mechanism 6 to ensure an orderly treatment for future crises," the statement said.
In the case of a serious violation 7 of basic economic and monetary 8 principles of Europe Union, the concerned state's voting rights will be suspended in line with appropriate procedures, according to the statement.
"The necessary amendments should be adopted and ratified 9 by member states in accordance with their respective constitutional rules in good time before 2013," it added.
Sarkozy and Merkel held a bilateral 10 meeting Monday afternoon at Deauville before hosting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev later in a trio summit.
The Lisbon Treaty, signed by the EU member states on 13 December 2007, and entered into force on 1 December 2009, was regarded as the constitutional basis of the European Union.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
- The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
- The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。
- The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
- Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
- He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
- She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
- China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。
- The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
- The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。
- He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
- He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
- 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。
- The treaty was declared invalid because it had not been ratified. 条约没有得到批准，因此被宣布无效。
- The treaty was ratified by all the member states. 这个条约得到了所有成员国的批准。