Lektura artykułu EU 'consensus' to tackle crisis

unilateral - jednostronny
There was consensus on the need to avoid any unilateral protectionist measures

head off - zażegnać
rift - pęknięcie, szpara
He spoke after the summit aimed at heading off a new east-west rift.

scupper - zniweczyć, zniszczyć
President Nicolas Sarkozy's move raised fears that national protectionism could scupper hopes of recovery within the EU.

batter - miotać, targać, uderzać
Many of the newer EU members in Central and Eastern Europe have seen their financial institutions and economies battered by the downturn.

plung - nurkować, zanurzać się, topić, gwałtowny spadek
closure - zamykanie, zamknięcie
unrest - niepokój, zamieszki
They are faced with plunging currencies, factory closures and in some cases social unrest.

accusation - zarzut
President Sarkozy denied accusations of protectionism