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So, obviously not in the studio today, but I really do want to keep you informed about all the exciting things happening around enlargement and reform.

And there's another milestone that we achieved on Wednesday this week.

And this was because our president, Ursula von der Leyen, or at least the commission president, together with Marta Koss, who's the commissioner for enlargement, stood in front of the cameras

and basically presented a plan of how the EU should prepare

for the next wave of enlargement enlargement is in our interest it is about protecting our interests

and defending our values a larger union is a long -term investments in europe's peace security

and prosperity which is very interesting

because guys i mentioned before we are getting close to a 28th member montenegro is the front runner

and at some point we might actually have over 30 members of the european union

so yeah things in the union obviously have to change to accommodate for

that and they actually presented six core proposals

which we'll look into in this video

and the first one is all about gradual integration i mean

we've actually talked about this before in our previous videos

but what it means is today you're either a full member of the european union

or you're pretty much no member at all it's a very black

and white situation and with gradual integration the idea is

that candidate countries can potentially participate in the single market early without being a full member of course

while tied to reforms and and democratic backsliding and things like

that right it's not only given that you get single market access

which makes this very powerful

because we can use it as leverage for these countries to reform

and yeah ultimately join the eu in the future

and it's not just the single markets the commission explicitly mentioned energy transport digital

and defense for other areas where we could see deeper integration early

and another critical thing they said is

that this will not replace any sort of full eu membership

it's an intermediary step towards becoming a full full eu member

which is very interesting and to be honest as mentioned in previous videos Because Moldova is kind of already living this model,

which you can see in the video linked above.

And then we go to the next one, which, my God, it's my favorite, as you all know.

Removing the veto.

Removing unanimity.

And, my God, I hope it happens soon.

I'm happy the Commission has proposed it.

But only in a few areas.

In sanctions, in tackling tax fraud, and fiscal measures in energy policy.

Which is a start, I guess.

And they want to do it via something called the Passerelle Clause.

This means we don't have to change the EU treaties.

We can actually do it now if the council agrees.

So if the council, which is the 27 nation states or the 27 member states sitting together, agree to remove the veto unanimously for,

for example, sanctions, then from now on we can do QMV for sanctions.

But yeah, you obviously have to beat the veto before removing the veto, if you know what i mean um

and the cool thing is the commission also talked about removing the veto for the enlargement process

so not the final step

so of course the ratification at the end by all of

the 27 member states for a new member joining would of course still take place

which is a veto in itself

but the actual process of closing all of those chapters for a country to join

which now requires a veto at every step there we would also work with qualified majority voting

which is also a good step forward.

And that brings us to the third part.

And this is about safeguards, basically avoiding a Hungary problem in the future.

And the idea here would be for new members joining for 15 years,

the EU would have a mechanism that we could use in order to ensure what the commission says, sincere cooperation.

So let me give you an example.

If we get a new Orban in one of the new

countries joining us then what we could do is we could stop giving funds to

that country and we could also remove their voting rights for at least 15 years.

Which I think is a good thing because

that will make us feel a bit more comfortable to get these countries to join

and see that they also you know want to work with us in a cooperative manner for example.

And then we have the next one

which is pretty much also about sincere cooperation

because this is about a new member joining the eu

and then that new member not being allowed to straight away start vetoing new members

that want to join the eu right

and i think this was literally made for the western balkans

or this proposal is for the western balkans i mean just imagine serbia joining the EU.

Do you think they will ever allow Kosovo to join the EU?

Definitely not.

And I think you can say a lot about all of the different countries in Western Balkans.

They would all block each other from joining.

So this new rule would state, hey, you can join the EU, but for the first couple of years, I don't think the exact timeline has been mentioned in the proposal,

they are not allowed to veto future members joining the European Union.

And then there is another proposal I really like that the Commission gave, and that's all about transition periods now the way you should imagine this is

that when a country joins the eu they don't get access to everything

that eu members enjoy straight away their transition periods

and these can be very very long maybe 10 15 20 years

and this could be for areas like the free movement of workers

or free movement of services agriculture eu funding

and common eu systems etc i mean just look at agriculture

this is always the one of the biggest blockers for ukraine because ukraine has as much farmland as Germany and France combined, at least almost.

So, of course, they would get so many funds under the current rules in the EU for the farmers.

And yeah, just imagine the French farmers.

Dude, they're never going to accept it, right?

You can see Brussels burning already.

So, this transition period would say, look, in order to take advantage of the cap, you will have to be a member for at least, I don't know, 15 years.

Or maybe like a transition over 15 years where some parts of the cap will apply in five years

and more in 10, etc. That gives time for Europe to adjust and maybe also to reform the cap.

I know that's a touchy topic, but maybe that's something we should consider.

And the same goes, for example, the free movement of labor, right?

I mean, the Western Balkans.

There's a lot of people there that might want to work in Europe and maybe we make a transition.

They're not straight away.

All of these workers are allowed to come and work in the EU, but only after five or X years.

So again, that countries can adjust.

And the same, of course, goes for EU funds.

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I mean, obviously, Ukraine, Moldova, they're still quite poor countries.

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So maybe there's also a transition period for them receiving EU funds.

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So I think that's a very good thing to think about for EU membership.

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And then lastly, we get to what's called enhanced cooperation.

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Now, the treaties do allow for this, but the commission wants to actively push it.

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And what it means is a small number of countries, so I think a minimum of nine, can get together and move forward with certain topics, right?

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So I know the commission ultimately says this is not a two -tiered EU

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because these nine countries will only be able to move on certain topics.

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But to be honest, that's kind of where it's pointing at, if you ask me.

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And they didn't really mention an area where these countries can move together.

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But for me, most sense, again, would be foreign policy.

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Having nine countries agree, look, foreign policy, we want to use QMV.

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Maybe we want to have an EU or a foreign minister for these nine countries.

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I don't know.

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But something like that is also on the cards, which I think is, yeah, is very exciting.

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So having talked about all of this, what do I think about it?

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Well, you know me.

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I love everything to do with reform and I love enlargement.

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I think they're two crucial pieces of making this union viable in the future.

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And seeing any move towards this goal is, for me, a win.

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And I'll take that win.

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Do I wish for more?

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Yes, of course I do.

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I want the veto removed for a lot more areas.

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All of foreign policy, there should not be a veto.

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The EU should talk in one voice.

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The European Parliament, it needs more power.

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And there's nothing about that in this proposal, which I guess also makes sense because this is focused at enlargement.

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So yeah, it is a bit too little.

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And to be honest, also a bit too late, right?

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I mean, we're literally in year seven, or is it year eight even of von der Leyen's presidency.

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And we still haven't seen all of this stuff actually happen.

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And the problem is, this is just a proposal from the commission.

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And next week, I mean, next week, we're probably going to live stream this, but that's the critical piece.

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Because then this proposal is going to be discussed among the 27 member states of the EU.

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And even though this is the bare minimum, if you ask me, I could imagine some of this stuff being crossed out um i'm already like reading

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that small countries are not very much in favor of removing the veto for anything

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which is uh such a shame and i think it's very very short -sighted

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and i really really hope that they can reconsider anyway

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but um all in all great move forward

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and i will keep you informed about anything to do with reform

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and with enlargement and with that being said see you all in the next video

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and if you do want to support us make sure you sign up to steady or Patreon or become a YouTube member.

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Every Euro, guys, really helps us.

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We have this ambitious goal of meeting, what was it?

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50 % exactly, 50 % of our salaries with your contributions by the end of the year.

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And at the moment, we're, I think, at 23%, which is great, but a long way to go.

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Thank you, guys.

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And especially thank you to the presidents and all the members that support us already.

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You guys are awesome.

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All right, see you in the next video.

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Bye -bye.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節口語課以影片“It's HERE! The EU's Big Reform Plan”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：member, countries, veto, commission, enlargement。這段影片共有 151 個句子、1852 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 10:02。說話人語速較快，每分鐘約 185 個詞，會出現較多連讀和弱讀。 86% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
veto 名詞	/ˈvi.toʊ/	否決權 /否決權
proposal 名詞	/pɹəˈpoʊzəl/	提議 /提議, 建議 /建議
transition 名詞	/tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/	過渡 /過渡, 轉變 /轉變
topic 名詞	/ˈtɑpɪk/	主題 /主題, 話題 /話題
cooperation 名詞	/koʊˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/	合作, 協作 /協作
integration 名詞	/ˌɪn.tɪˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/	融合, 統合 /統合
membership 名詞		會籍 /會籍, 會員身份 /會員身份
worker 名詞	/ˈwɝ.kɚ/	工人, 工作者
agriculture 名詞	/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/	農業 /農業, 農事 /農事
treaty 名詞	/ˈtɹiti/	條約 /條約, 協議 /協議
farmer 名詞	/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/	農夫 /農夫, 農民 /農民
inform 動詞	/ɪnˈfɔɹm/	通知, 告知
adjust 動詞	/əˈd͡ʒʌst/	調整 /調整
sincere 形容詞	/sɪnˈsɪɹ/	虔誠, 真誠 /真誠
gradual 形容詞	/ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəl/	逐漸的 /逐漸的, 平緩的 /平緩的

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	釋義
cross out 動詞	劃掉 /劃掉

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	being allowed · has been mentioned · are not allowed
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	we've actually talked · has proposed · has been mentioned
定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物	prosperity which is · council, which is

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 21 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 don't, they're, we're。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“sh” 和 “zh” 音: transition /tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/, cooperation /koʊˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, integration /ˌɪn.tɪˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/, commissioner /kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nəɹ/, potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/
長單詞——注意重音位置: cooperation /koʊˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, integration /ˌɪn.tɪˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/, agriculture /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/, commissioner /kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nəɹ/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: veto /ˈvi.toʊ/, actively /ˈæktɪvli/, viable /ˈvaɪəbəl/, leverage /ˈlɛv.(ə.)ɹɪd͡ʒ/, cooperative /kuˈɑp.ɹətɪv/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: topic /ˈtɑpɪk/, adjust /əˈd͡ʒʌst/, defend /dɪˈfɪnd/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, fraud /ˈfɹɔːd/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: proposal /pɹəˈpoʊzəl/, agriculture /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/, gradual /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəl/, salary /ˈsæləɹi/, crucial /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/

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先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 veto, proposal, transition 這類單詞。

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