EU and enlargement processes

EU Match the words below (1):  common  acquis  Treaty  member  harmonisation  admission  single  states  process  to the EU  market  communautaire  of Rome

EU Match the words below (2):  apply for  single  accede to  candidate  enlargement  euro  pre-accession  process  area, zone  currency  membership  funds  country  the EU

EU Matchings: 1.common market 2.acquis communautaire 3.Treaty of Rome 4.pre-accession funds 5.member states 6.harmonisation process 7.single market 8.apply for membership 9.single currency 10.accede to the EU (join the EU) 11.candidate country 12.enlargement process 13.euro area, euro zone

EU 1.zajedničko tržište 2.pravna stečevina EU 3.Rimski ugovor 4.predpristupni fondovi 5.države članice 6.proces usklađivanja (zakonodavstva) 7.jedinstveno tržište 8.prijaviti se za članstvo u EU 9.jedinstvena valuta 10.pristupiti EU 11.zemlja kandidat 12.proces proširenja 13.eurozona

EU basics  When did the European project start?  Why was it established?  How many members does it have? Who are the member states?  What is its aim today?

Fit at 50? (The Economist, 15 March, 2007): Find the right place for the following headings: a)Recent achievements b)Waves of enlargement c)Birth of the EEC d)ECSC, EDC and EEC e)Importance of the economy f)Objection g)EU responsibilities

HISTORY OF ENLARGEMENT (ACCESSION)  1951, 1957  1973  1981  1986  1990*  1995  2004  2007  ?

HISTORY OF ENLARGEMENT (ACCESSION)  1951, 1957Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, West Germany, France, Italy  1973Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom  1981Greece  1986Spain, Portugal  1990*East Germany (reunification)  1995Austria, Sweden, Finland  2004Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta  2007Bulgaria, Romania  ?candidate countries (

The quest for prosperity (The Economist, 15 March 07) GENERAL ENGLISH  profound gloom  transatlantic gap  plausible (rival, answer, solution, …)  to reap benefits  harsh conclusion  proponents BUSINESS ENGLISH  EC commissioner  cyclical upswing  wage restraint  structural reforms  viable (currency, market, project, …)  loopholes  divergence  currency peg  two-tier labour market  flexible economy

The Eu must speed up its Western Balkans enlargement (W.Petritsch, Europe’s World, 22 Feb 2008 )  volatile region  inward investment  malaise  cross-border cooperation  multilateral  enlargement fatigue  impede  subsequently  the Reform Treaty  pave the way for  civil unrest  mitigate  fallout  dire consequences  streamlining  reinvigorate

The dangers to the EU of condemning Ukraine and Belarus to political limbo (K.Bobinski, BEurope’s World, 22 Feb, 2008)  famine  prospective candidate  nest egg  proxy  come of age  xenophobic