Chapter 1 Self-test questions

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

The Marshall Plan

The European Coal and Steel Community Treaty

The Treaty of Rome

The EURATOM Treaty

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

The European Coal and Steel Community Treaty

The Treaty of Rome

The Single European Act

The European Convention on Human Rights

. The aims of the EU are formulated in…

Article 2 TEU

Article 2 TFEU

Article 3 TEU

Article 3 TFEU

. 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.

. 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…

Its contribution to the EU budget, expressed in million euro/year

The number of years it has been a Member State

The relative size of its geographical area

The relative size of its population

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

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

To abandon the three-pillared structure by introducing the European Union

To set a deadline for the completion of the internal market

To introduce new competences for the EEC

To establish the Court of First Instance

. 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.

True

False

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

A structure incorporating national parliaments

A two-pillared structure

A three-pillared structure

A structure incorporating the European Court of Human Rights

. What is meant by the "acquis communautaire"?

The entire geographical area of the EU

The rights of free movement of people under the Schengen Agreements

The existing laws and conventions of the EU

The establishment of the common market

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