Zapatero proclaims "Old Europe is like new!"

[BurtWorm]

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2004/09/13/espana/1095098831.html
Schröder, Zapatero y Chirac, en el palacio de La Moncloa. (AP)

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Zapatero proclama ante Chirac y Schröder que 'la vieja Europa está como nueva'

MADRID.- El presidente del Gobierno, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, el canciller alemán, Gerhard Schröder, y el presidente francés, Jacques Chirac, han expresado voluntad común de trabajar juntos en la construcción europea tras celebrar en La Moncloa la primera cumbre trilateral que convoca el Gobierno socialista. "La vieja Europa está como nueva", ha dicho Zapatero.

El presidente del Gobierno español se ha referido a sus homólogos como "amigos" y ha reconocido la contribución de Francia y Alemania al "fortalecimiento de la democracia en España.

En una rueda de prensa conjunta posterior a su encuentro en La Moncloa, los tres dirigentes han manifestado su apoyo a la "ratificación de la Constitución Europea".

[DarkPhenyx]

1. Can someone translate this please?

Spanish is not one of the three foreign languages I speak.

[cheezus]

2. the mangled google translation

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Zapatero proclaims before Chirac and Schröder who ' old Europe is like nuevá

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Schröder, Zapatero y Chirac, en el palacio de La Moncloa. (AP)
Schröder, Zapatero and Chirac, in the palace of Moncloa. (AP)
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MADRID . - The president of the Government, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the German chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, and the French president, Jacques Chirac, have expressed will common to work together in the European construction after celebrating in Moncloa the first trilateral summit that summons the socialist Government . "old Europe is like new", is this Zapatero.

The president of the Spanish Government has talked about his homologous ones as "friends" and has recognized the contribution from France and Germany the "fortification of the democracy in Spain.

In a later joint press conference to their encounter in Moncloa, the three leaders have showed their support to the "ratification of the European Constitution".

Zapatero has showed that Spain wants to be one of the first countries in ratifying the constitutional text, that must pass through that proceeding in all the states members so that between in vigor.

The president of the Spanish Government has stated who Spain, France and Germany are in agreement in impelling the foreign policy and of security common in the Union and reinforcing the paper of Javier Solana, future communitarian Secretary of State when the Constitution between in vigor.

[DarkPhenyx]

5. No kidding it's mangled.

Close enough to understand the message though. Thanks! :)

[geek tragedy]

3. Zapatero looks a little bit too much like Mr. Bean.

Could never get past that.

[BurtWorm]

4. Spain-France-Germany Summit

Zapatero proclaims before Chirac and Shroeder that "Old Europe is like new"

MADRID--President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, German Chancellor Gerhard Shroeder, and French President Jacques Chirac expressed the common will to work together for the construction <something> at La Moncloa, the first trilateral summit the socialist government has convened. "Old Europe is like new," Zapatero said.

The president of the Spanish government referred to his counterparts as "friends" and recalled the contribution of France and Germany to the "strengthening of democracy in Spain.

In a joint press conference after their meeting at La Moncloa, the three leaders signaled their <something> of "ratification of the European Constitution."

<Spanish is not one of my strong points.>

[BurtWorm]

6. By the way, in case anyone wondered why I posted it,

this is Spain's way of saying "FUCK YOU!" to Bush, Rumsfeld, et al.