One thing is for sure, if or when the U.K. leaves the EU, it will erect new logistical and economic barriers, and no one knows how divisive they will be.

有一件事是肯定的，如果或当英国离开欧盟时，英国将会建立新的物流和经济障碍，没有人知道这些障碍会造成多大的分歧。

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Germany and France are in no rush to enlarge the EU further.

德国和法国不着急继续扩大欧盟的规模。

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But the EU currently has no applicable controls on drugs normally used to treat people, rather than kill them.

但是欧盟目前对不直接致命而通常可以治病的药物并没有实际的控制。

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized the EU sanctions,but said they would have no effect on Iran.

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The report gave no entry date for Croatia, but reports say the former Yugoslav state could become the EU's 28th member in 2012 after ratification of its accession treaty.

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In its report,the EU executive arm said Turkey made no progress in normalizing relations with Cyprus, adding that it was urgent that Ankara open its ports and airports to Greek Cypriot traffic.

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Syriza plays down the risks of its stance against the bailout deal, saying the EU has no real alternative to easing Greece's terms.

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He also dismissed the idea of a special "multilateral" deal on justice and policing for the UK, saying the EU had no mechanism to do that.

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But it is a sign of the changing times that the EU is no longer talking about whether fishing reform is necessary, but how it is achieved.

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