Meanwhile, in Brussels, European Union leaders pledged to make the bloc carbon-neutral by 2050.

时在布鲁塞尔，欧盟领导人宣誓要在2050年之前实现碳中和。

The European Commission says such border closures could harm the bloc's single market.

欧盟委员会表示，关闭边境可能会损害欧盟的单一市场。

In recent weeks, the regional bloc ECOWAS has warned of the threat of civil war.

最近几周，西非国家经济就内战威胁发出了警告。

Most NATO members are very enthusiastic about Sweden and Finland joining the bloc.

大多数北约成员国对瑞典和芬兰加入该集团非常热情。

Representatives of all the main political groupings argued over various issues affecting the bloc.

所有主要政治群的代表就影响该组织的各种问题展开辩论。

The question of how the bloc should handle migration is still not solved today.

欧盟应该如何处理移民的问题今没有解决。

Finland currently holds the bloc's presidency until the end of the year.

芬兰目前担任欧盟轮值主席国，直到今年年底结束。

However, the deal doesn't seem to be deterring migrants from trying to enter the bloc.

但是这项协议并未遏制住移民想要进入欧盟的念头。

We don't want anyone the political parties nominate. We, the people, are the biggest bloc.

我们希望任何政党任命的候选人，人民才是最大的集团。

His announcement came after the delegation from West African regional bloc ECOWAS visited.

他是在西非地区集团西非经代表团访问后才宣布这一消息的。

The bloc's economy eked out expansion of 0.1 percent over the fourth quarter.

其在第四季度勉强实现了0。1%的增长。

The bloc is thinking about accepting new members.

欧盟正在考虑接纳新成员。

The UK is supposed to formally leave the bloc by Dec. 31.

英国将在12月31日前正式退出欧盟。

In the first decade, the bloc contributed over 50 percent of the global economic growth.

在成立之初的十年中，这个组织贡献了全球经济增长的50%以上。

There was also some good news for the currency bloc, though.

不过，欧元区也有一些好消息。

The bloc is suffering the worst recession in its history.

欧盟正在经历其史上最严重的衰退。

The ruling bloc held on to their majority in Parliament.

执政阵营保住了他们在议会中的多数席位。

However, the Poroshenko bloc is positioned to fall well short of an outright majority.

但是，波罗申科阵营可能无法得到多数议席。

In June 2022, EU leaders accepted Ukraine as a candidate for membership in the bloc.

2022 年 6 月，欧盟领导人接受乌克兰为欧盟成员国候选国。

It'll be the first expansion of the currency bloc in almost a decade.

这将是近十年来欧元区的首次扩张。