Communiquer et Leader

The European Union (EU) is governed by seven institutions. Article 13 of Treaty on European Union lists them in the following order: the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council of the European Union (the Council); the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Central Bank and the Court of Auditors. European Council - the group of heads of state or government of the EU member states - meets four times a year to define the Union's policy agenda and give impetus to integration - The President of the European Council (appointed by the European Council) , Herman Van Rompuy, is the person responsible for chairing and driving forward the work of the institution, which has been described as the highest political body of the European Union - Appoints the Commission Pdt + HR (High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Lady Ashton) Commission - executive arm of the Union - twenty-seven appointee (1...

Genetic engineering is a threat to food security, especially in a changing climate, this video explains how. - scam : arnaque, escroquerie - rapeseed : colza / canola : huile de colza - yield : rendement - hoax : canular/faux/intox - patented : breveté - trait : trait de caractère - give off : dégager - pest : ravageur > pest control : lutte contre les nuisibles (foxes, rats, mice) ou ravageurs (insects, slugs-limace-) - livestock : cheptel/bétail - dairy products : produits laitiers - awkward : gauche, gênant

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced sweeping political reforms, pledging the biggest shake-up in British democracy since the Great Reform Act of 1832. - placate : apaiser - hike : relèvement - statute book : le code - AV electoral system - national identity card - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCTV - a slew : a lot (informal)

After five days of negotiations, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats agree a power-sharing deal. So what can we expect from the coalition government? - lynch-pin : backbone, anchor, keystone - caveat : mise en garde - to scrap : abandonner - bemoan : déplorer

The European Union today approved the first new genetically modified (GM) crop for domestic growing in more than a decade, ending what has been a long stalemate over a backlog of GM crops awaiting cultivation approval. - backlog : retard - strain : souche - foothold : implantation, point d'appui - turnabout : revirement - to rail against : se répandre en injures - stall tactics : des tactiques pour gagner du temps - thorough : minutieux, approfondi - signpost : indicateur - flummoxed : démonté - tuber : tubercule

The man in the middle of all things presidential - especially the health care reform legislation in Congress right now - Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Katie Couric reports.

Scott Pelley follows Hillary Rodham Clinton as she performs her duties as secretary of state and questions her on the latest developments in foreign policy and the recent terror scare in New York's Times Square. - sea change : changement radical - new START treaty

Mikhail Prokhorov, perhaps Russia's richest man, discusses his planned buy of the Nets, his wealth and the unusual way he made most of his money in his first U.S. TV interview. Steve Kroft reports. - bauble : bibelot - far-flung : reculé - unencumbered : libre d'hypothèque - 1 foot = 0.3 meter (US State Dpt of Transport) - pulpitude : beauté - measly : minable, dérisoire - "slam-dunk" : passage en force - rigged : manipulé, truqué, joué d'avance - Robber baron - prospective : potentiel

Gordon Brown is forced to apologise – to his party and to Rochdale voter Gillian Duffy – after a microphone picks up an unguarded remark in which he describes Mrs Duffy as a "bigoted woman". - to redeem oneself : se racheter - to turn on sb : s'en prendre à qqun - stake : enjeu - unguarded : non surveillée, imprudent - bigot, bigoted : sectaire - tuition fees : frais de scolarité - surge : jaillissement, poussée, ici sursaut - trivial : insignifiant