Chapter 28 Multiple-choice questions

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. Historically, what were the main catalysts of European regulatory and policy developments in health issues?

Low national health budgets correct incorrect

Energy security crises correct incorrect

Health and pharmaceutical crises correct incorrect

Strikes in public health agencies correct incorrect

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. Which of the following policy areas does not belong to so-called three faces of EU health policy?

External security correct incorrect

Public health correct incorrect

Internal market correct incorrect

Fiscal governance correct incorrect

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. Which of the following non-EU countries does not participate in the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM)?

Switzerland correct incorrect

Turkey correct incorrect

Norway correct incorrect

Serbia correct incorrect

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. Which of the following EU responses to COVID-19, implemented as part of the UCPM and its RescEU mechanism, was less successful than the remaining ones?

Dispatching medical teams to regions heavily affected by the virus correct incorrect

Distributing personal protective equipment, ventilators, and laboratory supplies correct incorrect

Coordinating transport for the repatriation of EU citizens from abroad when travel restrictions were introduced correct incorrect

Providing all member states with the same resources at the same time correct incorrect

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. When did EU cooperation in the area of civil protection begin, and which of the following challenges had it initially addressed?

1950s; energy security correct incorrect

1970s; pharmaceutics supplies correct incorrect

1980s; natural disasters correct incorrect

2000s; health crises correct incorrect

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. In which city is the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) located?

Stockholm correct incorrect

Brussels correct incorrect

Strasbourg correct incorrect

Helsinki correct incorrect

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. Which of the following challenges is at the root of EU's vaccine problems?

EU credibility on global markets correct incorrect

EU budget correct incorrect

Member states' scepticism in ceding powers to Brussels correct incorrect

EU capacity for production on a large scale and at speed correct incorrect

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. What does it mean that the EU4Health programme is a soft law tool?

It provides only financial support for member states. correct incorrect

It does not require member states to act in a particular way. correct incorrect

It is responsible only for vaccine supplies within the EU. correct incorrect

It is a European Council mechanism. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following decisions has not been taken by the EU in order to help member states mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 crisis and to repair their economies?

Adaptation of an amended EU budget correct incorrect

Permanent suspension of the limits on national deficits and debt correct incorrect

Introduction of a dedicated recovery package correct incorrect

Integration of the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the European Semester correct incorrect

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. What is the total value of both loans and grants available for member states to support their reforms and investments, within the Recovery and Resilience Facility?

Nearly €700 billion correct incorrect

Nearly €300 billion correct incorrect

Nearly €900 billion correct incorrect

Nearly €400 billion correct incorrect