Ashton and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, have exchanged several letters in the past month and EU diplomats say they could hold talks as soon as September.

在过去的几个月里，阿什顿和伊朗首席核谈判代表赛义德·贾利利已经互致信函。欧盟外交官说有可能谈判会在九月举行。

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Since Barroso began as EU commission chief in 2004, the bloc has grown from 25 to 27 members, after Romania and Bulgaria came on board.

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As the EU's chief negotiator, he has often defended the indefensible.

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Olli Rehn, the EU's current enlargement chief, likens the EU accession process to a journey that matters as much as the destination.

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As the chief policeman for unfair state aid in the 27-country EU, he will also play a decisive role in the overhaul of troubled Spanish banks and the setting up of a new, powerful banking supervisor for the euro zone.

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