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7. What kind of new agreement is necessary between the surplus and the deficit countries?

8. What might be a positive implication of a two-speed Europe?

1. From what you read, do you think the implementation of a two-speed Europe model would imperil or benefit the EU?

2. What do you make of the one positive implication of a ‘messier' Europe mentioned in the text?

a) the current political and/or economic situation in the EU

b) the relations between the “euro-core” and the other members of the EU

c) the prospects of further EU enlargement

VOCABULARY PRACTICE 1

Unit III. EU at the Crossroads

1. the amount of money that a country or company has left after it has paid for all the things it needs

2. to remove from the centre of activity or attention; place in a less influential position

3. difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure

4. a condition or requirement in a legal document

5. to choose a moderate course or compromise

6. a coming together of two or more distinct entities or phenomena

7. (of an agreement or promise) involving an obligation that cannot be broken

8. to belong to the area of effectiveness, operation

9. to express the same opinion

10. disintegration, collapse, or breakdown

11. (of an economic system) allowing one sector to grow at a faster rate than another

12. rules for exports and imports, export credit insurance, and the administration of anti-dumping and countervailing duties1 shared by a number of countries

1. ___________________________ of the Maastricht Treaty and the European stability and

growth pact, 27 EU countries, including Britain, are expected to conform to limits on borrowing.

2. A treaty is a ______________________________between two or more sovereign states.

3. Africa will ___________________________ at the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable

Development.

4. US-Britain while launching their murderous attack on Iraq totally ________________ the