“Many in the European Union said back in 2006 that they had finally woken up to the risks of overdependence on a single supplier.”
Anyone else remember when “woken” wasn’t really a word?
What do you mean not really a word, did you just fall off a turnip truck?
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/english/data/d0083060.html
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/woken
http://www.yourdictionary.com/woken