Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: The European Union and the United States imposed a crippling aid freeze on the Islamist-led government when it took power in March after an upset parliamentary election victory, leaving it unable to pay its own staff. The Palestinian leadership is now meeting in Ramallah to decide on its next move after declaring an end to talks with Hamas on forming a government of national unity acceptable to Western donors.

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