Indeed, the recent wave of EU enlargement has precious few defenders in Western Europe.

诚然，在西欧，支持最近一轮欧盟东扩者寥寥无几。

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EU enlargement is a historic event which provides opportunities and challenges to both Europe and the rest of the world.

欧盟东扩是一件历史性的大事，对欧洲乃至世界其他地区都带来了挑战和机遇。

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The process of EU enlargement has been a stabilizing factor in Europe.

欧盟扩展的进程已经成为欧洲稳定的因素。

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"When we have the next enlargement of Europe, probably to take in Croatia in 2010 or 2011, we will then need a new treaty to extend the EU to admit the newcomer, " Mr Sarkozy said.

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He said that the antidote to "renationalisation" was the enlargement of the European Union and a deepening of Europe's shared functions.

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Moreover, after the next enlargement to take in countries from Eastern Europe, a Europe of different speeds is surely inevitable.

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