MONDAY
1. THEORY
2. ANALYTICS
Latin America’s Integration Muddle
WEDNESDAY
3. CURRENT ISSUES
4. STATISTICS
5. ANALYTICAL COMMENTARY
VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
KEY TERMS
| constitute | to compose, form, establish, create |
| attribute | a quality or property believed to belong to a person or thing |
| multidimensional | having or involving or marked by several aspects |
| convergence | state, quality, act of developing and merging toward a common result |
| approach | address a problem, task applying different methods, strategies, techniques |
| hamper | to get in the way of; interfere with, hinder, impede |
| impetus | a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| cohesion | the act or state of uniting, being consistent and connected |
| ensue | to follow in order; come directly afterward |
| disparate | distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar |
FOCUS WORDS
| proponent | сторонник, защитник |
| resemble | походить на, иметь сходство, быть похожим |
| initiative | инициатива |
| consequent | последовательный; следующий за; являющийся результатом |
| streamlined | налаженный, четкий; рациональный |
| stall | останавливать, стопорить |
| permeate | проникать, распространяться, пропитывать |
| quell | подавлять, уничтожать, ослаблять, смягчать, успокаивать |
| exacerbate | обострять, усиливать |
| stasis | застой |
PREPOSITIONS
- regarded as
- at first glance
- owing to
- engage in
- with respect to
- contribute to
- be intent on
- correspond to
- compatible with
- an increase in
WORDS FOR REPORT
| conduct a study |
| total participants |
| focus group participants |
| distinct groups |
| response |
GRAMMAR PATTERNS
In a world that is tearing itself apart, the European Union should make trust in the European project a top strategic priority.
Despite a succession of severe convulsions, European integration has recently undergone a historic acceleration.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Europe two and a half years ago, practically all of the EU’s decisions have sought to strengthen member states’ political integration.
If the country meets the bloc’s entry requirements, there is no reason why it should not be admitted.
Promises of eventual membership and the long negotiations that precede it will harm the Union if they generate frustration among candidate countries’ governments and citizens.
Without the EU’s 2004 enlargement to Eastern Europe, the bloc would not be the commercial and regulatory power it is today.