Chapter 1 Self-test questions

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. Which Treaty can be viewed as the first step towards European economic integration?

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. Which Treaty created the European Economic Community (EEC)?

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. The aims of the EU are formulated in…

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. Match the different stages of economic integration with the correct definition

An area in which all customs duties and quotas are removed so that when goods are moved from one country to another within the area, there are no such restrictions.

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An area in which all customs duties and quotas are removed so that when goods are moved from one country to another within the area, there are no such restrictions. The countries in the area also agree to impose a common level of duty on goods imported from third countries.

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An area in which all customs duties and quotas are removed so that when goods are moved from one country to another within the area, there are no such restrictions. The countries in the area also agree to impose a common level of duty on goods imported from third countries and to remove restrictions on the free movement of the factors of production (goods, persons, services and capital) between themselves.

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An area in which all customs duties and quotas are removed so that when goods are moved from one country to another within the area, there are no such restrictions. The countries in the area also agree to impose a common level of duty on goods imported from third countries and to remove restrictions on the free movement of the factors of production (goods, persons, services and capital) between themselves. Furthermore the area is characterised by unified monetary and fiscal policies.

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. Qualified majority voting requires a certain number of votes in support of a measure for it to be passed (rather than a simple majority). The number of votes allocated to each Member State depends on…

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. The EU is currently made up of _____ Member States (including the UK).

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. What were the key aims of the Single European Act? Please select all that apply.

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. The Treaty on European Union (1992) deleted the word "economic" from the name of the EEC which therefore became the European Community or EC. This indicated that economic cooperation was no longer a priority for the Member States. Instead they chose to focus solely on expansion of membership, culture, education and social policy, with the new notion of EU citizenship as a key concept.

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. How is the structure of the European Union, as set up by the Treaty on European Union (1992), typically described?

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. What is meant by the "acquis communautaire"?

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