Transport of such toxic waste across EU borders was outlawed, he told his bosses.

他告诉他的老板，运送这些有毒废料穿越欧盟边境是不合法的。

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It could mean a tax on imports that do not meet EU standards, he says.

他只是提到，这意味着对于达不到欧盟标准的进口农产品征税。

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Although he favours EU integration in many spheres, he does not believe that nation-states are the enemy of Europe.

虽然他在许多方面都倾向于欧盟的整体化，但他也明白，民族国家并非欧洲的敌人。

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He said the EU demands that the Global Political Agreement that brought about the unity government be implemented are groundless."

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

But EU economic commissioner Joaquin Almunia tried to offer a bright side to the gloomy news he delivered to reporters in Brussels.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

Even during the signing ceremony he emphasized that the EU should remain a union of sovereign states.

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

In the EU he wants common European project bonds to finance infrastructure, a capital injection for the European Investment Bank (EIB) and a redirection of EU regional funds towards jobs.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

Not least to the EU he will have to demonstrate that he is a true democrat, unafraid of criticism, sensitive to those who are fearful of a creeping Islamist agenda, and a fence-builder with the Kurds.

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Might he recommend leaving the EU if he didn't get a good deal?

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