Chapter 24 Multiple choice questions - Politics in the European Union 5e Student Resources

In the period after the Second World War, which of the following institutions governed trade relations between states?

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT)

World Trade Organisation (WTO)

Bretton Woods

The accession to the EU of which state provided a stimulus for agreement on the Lomé Convention?

Britain

Spain

Portugal

Greece

What is the Lomé Convention?

A trade agreement between the EU and the Maghreb states

Reciprocal trade agreements between the EU and its former colonies

A trade and aid package between the EU and the African, Caribbean and Pacific States

Preferential trade agreements concluded between the EU and France's former colonies

How did the Cotonou Agreement differ from the Lomé Convention?

The Cotonou Agreement reduced the number of products covered by trade agreements

The Cotonou Agreement was an identical agreement apart from the fact that it needed renewal every five years

The Cotonou Agreement included human rights provisions while the Lomé Convention did not

The Cotonou Agreement introduced reciprocal trade agreements

True or false: Since the introduction of the WTO, recourse to dispute panels has decreased considerably.

True

False

What are the levels of 'three level game' of EU trade negotiations?

Within member states, among member states, and between the EU and its trading partners

Among member states, between the Commission and Council and between the EU and its trading partners

Among member states, between the Commission and Council and between the Commission and European Court of Justice

Between member states and the EU's trading partners, the Commission and the EU's trading partners, and national interest groups and the EU's trading partners

What are Association Agreements?

A series of deals on agricultural trade between the US and EU

Agreements on trade in services between the EU, China, and the US

Bilateral trade agreements between European member states and their former colonies

Pre-accession agreements with states that want to become full members of the EU

What was the difference in emphasis between Pascal Lamy as Trade Commissioner (1999–2004) and his successor Peter Mandelson (2005–2008)?

Lamy linked EU trade policy to political objectives such as social justice and sustainable development; Mandelson downgraded political objectives

Mandelson linked EU trade policy to political objectives such as social justice and sustainable development; Lamy downgraded political objectives

Lamy did not support trade liberalization; Mandelson did

Mandelson did not support trade liberalization; Lamy did

Which state negotiated and initialled an association agreement with the EU, but in late 2013 opted not to sign it?

Moldova

Georgia

Russia

Ukraine

True or false: The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) covers states that are in line for EU membership.

True

False