It was the countries of "old" Europe, led by Germany, that balked at granting the two states the next stage of accession, known as the "Membership Action Plan" causing a particularly bitter debate.

在是否允许两国进入“成员国行动计划”下一阶段这一问题上踌躇不决的正是以德国为首的一些所谓的“老”欧洲国家，由此引起了特别激烈的辩论。

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It was the countries of "old" Europe, led by Germany, that balked at granting the two states the next stage of accession, known as the "Membership Action Plan" causing a particularly bitter debate.

在是否允许两国进入“成员国行动计划”下一阶段这一问题上踌躇不决的正是以德国为首的一些所谓的“老”欧洲国家，由此引起了特别激烈的辩论。

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