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欧盟上次扩大还是在7年前,当时的新成员是奥地利、芬兰和瑞典。如今,已经拥有15个成员国的欧盟对10个国家再次敞开大门,分别是塞浦路斯、捷克、爱沙尼亚、匈牙利、拉脱维亚、立陶宛、马耳他、波兰、斯洛伐克和斯洛文尼亚,基本上是东欧和地中海沿岸国家。加入欧盟这一强大经济体以刺激经济增长的巨大诱惑已成为欧盟手中最有力的武器,促使各候选国纷纷在政治、外交和经济等方面向欧盟现行政策靠拢。欧洲地缘政治色彩逐渐加浓,这使得日益发展壮大的欧盟必将在国际关系中扮演越来越重要的角色。和其它候选国一样,马耳他政府对入盟问题一直高度重视,并将其视为今年对外工作的首要任务。
The last time the EU expanded or seven years ago, new members were Austria, Finland and Sweden. Today, the EU, which already has 15 member countries, has once again opened its doors to 10 countries, namely Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, and basically the countries of Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. The great temptation to join the powerful economy of the European Union to stimulate economic growth has become the most powerful weapon in the EU and has prompted all candidate countries to move closer to the existing EU policy in the political, diplomatic and economic fields. The gradual enrichment of geopolitics in Europe makes it increasingly imperative for the growing EU to play an increasingly important role in international relations. Like other candidate countries, the Maltese government attaches great importance to the issue of accession and views it as the top priority for its foreign work this year.