THE EUROPEAN UNION

The treaty on EU, signed in 1992, ........................the beginning of a final stage in completion of European integration.

• showed

• marked

• brought

• acquired

Common foreign and security policy as well as the establishment of the monetary union are considered to be the major political ............................. of the EU member states.

• criteria

• convergence

• signposts

• fundamentals

Any country aspiring to join the EU should .............................. all the necessary convergence criteria.

• acquire

• exceed

• complete

• fulfill

The negotiators have agreed on the necessary provisions of cooperation from the very ...................... of the talks.

• onset

• outset

• set out

• pullout

To save business and keep afloat in a fluid business climate, the owners decided to .......................... the company with one of the competitors.

• consolidate

• diversify

• merge

• unite

Corruption, bribery and imperfect legislation hinder Ukraine's EU integration, presenting critical ...................... to accession.

• bans

• obstacles

• powers

• criteria

The parties to the conflict managed to put ....................... new ideas for dispute settlements which are likely to finally bring peace in the area.

• up

• ahead

• forward

• out

Under one of the accession criteria, the national debt of a candidate country may not ......................... 60 per cent of the GDP.

• accede

• excess

• exceed

• access

The EU member states have adopted the procedure of providing humanitarian assistance and development ................ to the famine-stricken countries of Africa.

• package

• aid

• support

• reform

Common foreign and security policy has become a major instrument of European foreign policy and a ................................ of unification process.

• obstacle

• hindrance

• objective

• pillar