BRUSSELS, July 20 -- European Parliament (EP) President David Sassoli on Monday urged the European Union (EU) leaders to reach an agreement on a post-coronavirus recovery plan, warning that the EP will not give its consent unless its conditions are met.

"We are worried about a future where European solidarity and the Community method are lost. The European Parliament has set out its priorities and it expects them to be met," Sassoli said in a statement.

"If these conditions are not sufficiently met, the European Parliament will not give its consent," he added, emphasizing that "more than ever it is necessary to act quickly and courageously."

The statement was issued as EU leaders entered their fourth day of negotiations on the new long-term budget and a recovery fund linked to it. The European Commission has proposed, for the first time, to borrow up to 750 billion euros (858 billion U.S. dollars) on the financial markets as part of a new recovery tool.

Sassoli said the multiannual financial framework, amounting to over 1 trillion euros, must be able to address the main challenges facing Europe in the medium term, such as the green deal, digitalization, economic resilience, and the fight against inequalities.

He said Europe also needed its own resources as well as measures to ensure the effective defense of the rule of law.

Sassoli reiterated the EP's call for an end of rebates that some member states receive, which he had described as "unfair and difficult to justify."

【国际英语资讯:EP president urges EU leaders to find consensus on recovery plan】相关文章：

★ 英国各银行资本金缺口可能高达500亿英镑

★ 一对冲基金押注希腊债券获益5亿美元

★ “福利国家”是如何养成的？

★ 美国枪支管制的最大障碍是选民

★ 埃及总统穆尔西将对全国发表讲话

★ 希腊纾困再添变数

★ 奥巴马：美国现在承认新成立的叙利亚反对派联盟

★ 一心想成功会让我们输掉什么？(陈愉)

★ 丑闻频出促使金融业加强监管

★ 2012年经济资讯回顾