Cast1 Flashcards
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Launched in 1962.
The European Commission assesses the CAP through the common monitoring and evaluation framework (CMEF).
Definition of referendum?
A direct public vote on a policy issue.
[Direct citizen’s vote on a policy matter]
. Which country joined the euro in 2015
Lithuania.out of Croatia (never), Estonia (2011), Latvia (2014) and Lithuania (2015)?
What is the EU’s cultural programme called?
Creative Europe.
What are the Horizon 2020 project selection criteria?
Impact, excellence, & efficiency of the implementation.
Who set up the New Development Bank?
Leaders of the BRICS countries.
What majority does the EP need to adopt a motion of censure?
Two-thirds majority to dismiss the whole Commission.
What is the % of the GDP to be spent on R&D?
3% under the Horizon 2020: the European Union strategy for growth and employment.
What was the previous role of Juncker?
Juncker was the first Permanent President of the EuroGroup; before that Prime Minister of Luxembourg.
What was the previous role of Tusk?
Donald Tusk was Prime minister of Poland.
What was the previous role of Michel?
PM Belgium
How do we call an agreement that cannot be improved because all parties’ interests are satisfied?
Win-win.
How does the EU support trade in developing countries? (x2)
Aid for Trade: Globally the EU and its Member States are the biggest provider of Aid for Trade. In 2015 alone, EU commitments amounted to a record €13.16 billion per year. Managed with WTO.
How many MEPs are necessary to form a group in parliament?
25 Members are needed to form a political group, and at least one-quarter (25%) of the Member States must be represented within the group (i.e. now 7). Members may not belong to more than one political group.
What is the European stability mechanism (ESM)?
The ESM’s mission is to provide financial assistance to euro area countries experiencing or threatened by severe financing problems. This assistance is granted only if it is proven necessary to safeguard the financial stability of the euro area as a whole and of ESM Members. The ESM can grant a loan as part of a macroeconomic adjustment programme, such as the one that was already used by Cyprus and Greece. The only other instrument used was an ESM loan to recapitalise banks which was provided to Spain.
What is Stability and Growth Pact (SGP)?
The Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) is a set of rules designed to ensure that countries in the European Union pursue sound public finances and coordinate their fiscal policies. It sets limits on both MS 3% deficit ratios and 60% debt ratios.
What organisation supports individuals and businesses to claim their rights?
SOLVIT.
What is the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS)?
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, private, non-governmental organisation. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. As a national academy, new members of the organisation are elected annually by current members, one of the highest honours in the scientific field. Members serve pro bono as “advisers to the nation” on science, engineering, and medicine.
In the ECJ, a full court is composed by how many judges?
27 judges in the full Court (i.e. “Court of Justice) (1 per MS). 15 in the Grand Chamber (or smaller groups of 3 or 5 judges).
In General Court, 54 judges.
Who adopts the Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation?
The Council and European Parliament negotiate and subsequently adopt the programme.
Supervisory responsibility of the Parliament?
The European Parliament has a range of supervisory and control powers. These allow it to exercise oversight over other institutions, to monitor the proper use of the EU budget and to ensure the correct implementation of EU law.
Who awards the Sakharov prize (for Freedom of Thought)?
The European Parliament. First edition in 1988. First winner was Nelson Mandela.
What is the European Recovery Program (ERP)?
1948 Marshall Plan
Which description is right concerning the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (Outer Space Treaty)
into force 1967: Key no:
no property claims
What are the treaties of Tlatelolco, Rarotonga, Bangkok, Pelindaba about
Establishing nuclear free zones
How does the Council vote?
simple majority (14 member states vote in favour)
qualified majority (55% of member states, representing at least 65% of the EU population, vote in favour)
unanimous vote (all votes are in favour)
The Council can vote only if a majority of its members is present. A member of the Council may only act on the behalf of one other member.
Members of the Arctic council
8 Members: Denmark, Canada, Norway, the United States, Russia, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland.
Break-down of the 2018 CAP budget by its three financing tools
income support through direct payments: 41bn
market measures : 2.3bn
rural development measures: 14bn
Total = 60bn per year out of 160bn (2019)
What is the ESM?
The ESM’s mission is to provide financial assistance to euro area countries experiencing or threatened by severe financing problems.
Est. 2012 by intergovernmental treaty, max lending 500bn, headquarter Lux, MD: Regling
What is the Rotterdam convention?
a multilateral treaty to promote shared responsibilities in relation to importation of hazardous chemicals.
Top EU trading partners
US
China
United Kingdom
Switzerland
What is SAARC?
outh Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
What is the Esquipulas Agreement?
Peace initiative in the mid-1980s to settle the military conflicts that had plagued Central America for many years
What does ENISA stand for?
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity founded 2005 in Athens
the infringement procedure
The Commission identifies possible infringements of EU law on the basis of its own investigations or following complaints from citizens, businesses or other stakeholders.
In the September 2018 Eurobarometer, in which field did most citizens demand further harmonization?
Wages
Taxes
Animal welfare
Who founded the New development bank
BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
Which political group received most votes in the 2019 EP elections? and seats:
EPP 24.23% S&D 20.51% RE 14.38% G/EFA 9.85% ID 9.72% ECR 8.26% GUE/NGL 5.46% NI 7.59%
What is the Montréal Protocol?
international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer
Majority needed in the EP for a motion of censure
two-thirds majority of the votes cast, representing a majority of the component Members of Parliament
How many EU citizens lived in another EU MS in March 2019?
17,6 Million
What are the 4 principles laid down in Art. 5 TEU
Conferral, subsidiarity, proportionality
Objectives of the 2002 Barcelona Council conclusions
Financing child care facilities for 90% of children from 3 years until end of obligatory school age.
