Source: Heartbreak hotel // The Economist. – 2012. - 28th February – [Electronic resourse]. - http://www.Economist.Com/blogs/charlemagne/2012/02/slovenia-and-belarus

Dictionary:

to swap – заменять swanky – шикарный acrimonious – острый to impose – навязывать, вводить screws – винты

to be balked – быть прерванным ostensible – очевидный lurking suspicion – скрытое подозрение infuriated – разъяренный fuming - дымящийся

Questions:

1. Why the EU imposed sanctions on Belarus?

2. What sanctions are imposed against the Belarusian regime?

3. The expense of what Rico group is planning to build a hotel?

4. Why Slovenia has blocked the listing businessman Mr. Chizh?

5. What was trying to say Radek Sikorsky?

PART II.

METHODICAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON ORGANIZATION OF SELF

WORK OF STUDENTS

CONTENT MODULE I. BASIC FACTORS AND INSTITUTES OF THE EU. ESSENCE OF POLICIES OF THE EU

Theme 1. Sources of European integration. Bases and structure of the EU

Summary:

The theme is devoted to determination of essence of European integration, studying of its sources. Motive forces and stages of European integration development are found out. The concept and maintenance of «the EU», general structure of the EU are considered. Aims, principles of co-operation and powers of the EU are reflected.

Educational tasks:

• to consider essence of European integration;

• to define the sources of European integration;

• to consider basic principles of European integration;

• to learn the stages and structure of the EU.

Control forms:

1. Case studies discussion.

2. Testing.

3. Verbal questioning.

Tasks for self preparation:

1. Elaborate the questions:

• Stages of integration process. Sources: [5, N. 55-60], [13, N. 100-119].

• Sources of European integration. Sources: [31, N. 201-206], [25, N. 90-97].

2. Make a review of periodic literature on one of the theme:

• Features of nowadays of European integration development.

• Effects of European integration.

3. Make the tests:

1. The Treaty of Paris purpose

A. to pool the steel and coal resources of the member states under supranational authority

B. to create a common European army

C. to allow troops to be raised from Germany (to face the Soviet threat)

D. all variants are correct

2. The author of the project of the ECSC

A. Jean Monnet

B. Robert Schuman

C. Jaque Chiraque

D. all variants are correct

3. May 9, 1950 is the date when

A. R.Schuman presented his proposal for the creation of an integrated Europe

B. the "Schuman Declaration" was declared

C. the creation of the European Union began

D. all variants are correct

4. The Treaty of Rome of 1957

A. founded the European Economic Community

B. abandoned the European Coal and Steel Community

C. founded the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community

D. all variants are correct

5. The purpose of the EEC

A. to pool the steel and coal resources of the member states under supranational authority

B. to pool the non-military nuclear resources of the states

C. to establish a customs union among the six founding members

D. all variants are correct

6. The purpose of Euratom

A. to establish a customs union among the six founding members

B. to pool the non-military nuclear resources of the states

C. to pool the steel and coal resources of the member states under supranational authority

D. no correct answer

7. The basis of the EEC

A. on the principles of the ECSC

B. on the political cooperation of the Member states

C. the "four freedoms"

D. no correct answer

8. The deepening of the European Union

A. structural evolution and institutional change into a bloc with more competences given to the supranational level

B. enlargement of the European Communities

C. unifying of European countries for close cooperation

D. no correct answer

9. Founding treaties of the EU

A. the Merger Treaty and the Single European Act

B. the Treaty of Nice

C. the Treaty of Amsterdam

D. no correct answer