Hello ! I have to make a summary of a text. Here is my introduction
(which is not completely finished). Is there any possible improvement ?
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This text is an article by V$(D??(Bclav Havel entitled "A New Impetus for
Old Europe". It is published in The Economist [on/in] 2004. V. Havel
is a Czech writer and dramatist. He was a leading figure in the Velvet
Revolution that brought down communism in Czechoslovakia. In December
1989, he was elected President of his country. His second term as Czech
President ended February 2003. [ OR In December 1989, he was elected
President of his country until February 2003 when his second term as
Czech President ended ] (What is he best in your opinion?).

"A New Impetus for Old Europe" approaches the geographical
expansion of the European Union (E.U.) with the entry of ten new
countries in 2004. More precisely, it [ addresses/examines ] the
cultural, economical and political consequences entailed by the
widening of the E.U. [ OR More precisely, it addresses/examines its
cultural, economical and political consequences ]. [ In V. Havel's
view/According to V. Havel ] (What is the best?), (comma or no comma?)
the E.U. enlargement eastward marks (does it exist a better verb?) a
turning point in the history of Europe. It "heralds the Union's
transformation into an entirely new geopolitical entity". We can
wonder about (is it correct?) the reasons for this
contention/assertion/claim/statement (which word is the more rigorous?)