Task 2. Scan the text and answer the following questions.

1. What countries have been the members of Eurasian Economic Union since its formation?

2. What organization is considered to be the predecessor of the Eurasian Economic Union?

3. Name the main goal and responsibility of the Customs Union of Eurasian Economic Union.

4. What is the supreme body of Eurasian Economic Union and what are its main functions?

5. What is the core objective of the Single Economic Space?

6. What is the supranational governing body of the Eurasian Economic Space and what are its functions?

7. What is the executive body of the Commission and what are its main activities?

8. What organ is in charge of dispute resolution and the interpretation of the legal order within the Eurasian Economic Union?

9. What project is one of the key initiatives in the field of free trade and economic cooperation?

10. What languages are the official languages of the union?

11. What organization initially originated as a treaty was later turned into a full-fledged organization?

12. Find the main consultative bodies of the CSTO.

13. What is the main direction of development of CSTO?

14. When did the Five turn into the Six and what organization does this information corncern?

15. What are the goals and principles of the SCO, its structure and major activities?

16. What council is the highest decision-making body in the SCO?

17. What council is in charge of coordinating interaction within the SCO framework?

18. Define main goals of SCO.

19. What is the official working languages in the SCO?

 

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Task 1. Skim the text again and find all possible word combinations with the following words:

Body, member-state, union, organization, committee, council, community, goal, objective, cooperation, status, nation, policy, meeting, institution.

Task 2. Explain the following in your own words:

Customs Union, Common Economic Space, status of observer, international legal personality, consensus, normative legal acts and regulations, a standing body, subsidiary bodies, fundamentals, full-fledged international organization, authorized representative, dialogue partner status, free trade zone, decision-making body, rotating presidency, chairing nation, official working languages.

Task 3. Suggest 2-3 synonyms for the words below. Consult the dictionary:

Union, sphere, goal, treaty, state, status, member, formation, measure, direction, decision, question, policy, act, official, illegal, legal, fundamental, instruction, authority, trust, institution, principle, order, peace, partner, security, crime, support, assembly, budget.

Task 4. Give Russian equivalents of the following word-combinations from the text:

1. enhancement of integration in the economic and humanitarian spheres

2. accession to the organization

3. statutory goals and objectives

4. guided by the principle of multispeed integration

5. to define the strategy, directions and perspectives for developing integration

6. regulation of mutual trade terms

7. to envisage a common customs territory

8. to submit questions and recommendations

9. to bring legal codes into line with treaties

10. to constitute legal framework

11. interparliamentary cooperation

12. to resolve disputes between

13. to develop coordinated positions

14. to establish business ties

15. to overcome the consequences of the global crisis

16. to adopt a resolution

17. to ensure collective protection of independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty

18. to strengthen mutual confidence and good-neighbourly relations

19. to make joint efforts to maintain and ensure peace

20. to discuss a strategy for multilateral cooperation and priority directions

21. to adopt annual budget

22. to circulate smth among member states for further consideration

 

Task 5. Translate the following text into Russian. Pay attention to the word-combinations in italics. Make sentences of your own with them.

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