CAST2 Flashcards
EP rights after ToL
elects the European Commission President by a majority of its component members;
increased legislative powers (OLP)
citizens initiative
EU and G20
European Union is a full member of the G20
G20 est. 2008
Truman doctrine in 1947 - what is it?
American support for other nations thought to be threatened by Soviet communism.
Durand line
2,640-kilometer border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Which treaty gave the EU a legal personality?
The Lisbon Trearty replaced the European Community by a legally new single European Union.
Art 20 TFEU
Citizenship of the European Union, Voting rights, freedom of residence.
MS in EA in 2002
12
Juncker Plan components/pillars
- European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)
- European Investment Advisory Hub & European Investment Project Portal
- removing regulatory barriers
Which treaty introduced the principle of subsidiarity?
TEU (Maastricht)
UN convention on law of the seas when signed?
Signed 10 December 1982, Jamaica
Since Cotonou, which type of agreements EU has with ACP countries? Economic
Economic Partnership Agreements EPA
Number of Cotonou members/signatories:
79 total (16 Carribean; 48 African: 15 pacific)
What is ESPAS?
inter-institutional collaboration among the officials of the European Commission, the EP, the Council and the EEAS, with the support of the CoR and EESC
the 12 Nato founding members
12 founding members of the Alliance: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States.
EU candidates and NATO
Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Turkey.
CAP Budget and Pillars
Pillar I (Direct Paymennts + Market Measures (EAGF): 71%+5% => 41bn+3bn Pillar II (Rural development, EAFRD), 24%-> 14.4bn
Total CAP annual
Total EU budget 168.68 billion
CAP = 34.5% of the 2020 EU budget (EUR 58.12bn)
Copenhangen critieria
1 political criteria: stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities;
2 economic criteria: a functioning market economy and the capacity to cope with competition and market forces;
3 administrative and institutional capacity to effectively implement the acquis* and ability to take on the obligations of membership.
The Union’s capacity to absorb new members.
1) is the minimum to launch negotiations
Which countries remain from founding EFTA members?
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
Original: Noway+Swizterland
Montreal protcol
Ozone layer
Civil Protection Mechanism Participating countries
EU Member States, + 6 Participating States to the Mechanism (Iceland, Norway, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Turkey)
OECD members and EU members
not Members of OECD: Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Malta Romania
- How many EU citizens lived or worked in the EU in a country different from their own country in March 2019
17 million, of whom 9.5 million are “economically active,”
When did the Cotonou enter into force
Signed 2000, into force 2003, expired 2020 prolongend
replaced the 1975 Lome convention
Does the bologna process have langauge learning as a priority?
No
Chronology of Euro
1999: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Finland, Ireland, France, Italy, Lux, NL, Portugal = 11 countries
2001: Greece
2007: Slovenia
2008: Malta, Cyprus
2009: Slovakia
2011: Estonia
2014: Latvia
2015: Lithuania
EU declaration on Palestine-IS conflict
The Venice Declaration of 1980
The Berlin Declaration of 1999 included an explicit commitment to the creation of a Palestinian state
Seville Declaration of June 2002 introduced specific details of the final status solution, as set out above.
Tlatelolco, Rarotonga, Bangkok, Pelindaba treaties
Have set up Nuclear-weapon-free zone in respectively: Latin America and the Caribbean (1967), South Pacific (1985), South Asia (1995), Africa (1996)
History of CAP
1962: Introduction
1992: market support to producer support -> direct payments, more environmentally friendly.
2003: income support A new CAP reform cuts the link between subsidies and production cond. farmland and fulfil food safety, environmental, animal health
2013: productive use of land, competitiveness
History of CAP
1962: Introduction
1992: market support to producer support -> direct payments, more environmentally friendly.
2003: income support A new CAP reform cuts the link between subsidies and production cond. farmland and fulfil food safety, environmental, animal health
2013: productive use of land, competitiveness+ emergency reserve, green direct payments
What allows for the application of diagonal cumulation between the EU, EFTA States, Turkey, the countries which signed the Barcelona Declaration, the Western Balkans and the Faroe Islands.
Pan-Euro-Mediterranean cumulation of origin
Rotterdam Convention
1998,2004 on harzardous chemicals
Renewable energy directive 2018
Former directive at least 20% of its total energy needs with renewables by 2020 (through national targets)
2018 revision: new binding renewable energy target for the EU for 2030 of at least 32%
What majority do you need to adopt a motion of censure?
one tenth of its Members.
two-thirds majority of the votes cast, representing a majority of the component Members,
ECB President appointment
QMV of the European Counci by euro area Member States’ Heads of State and Government.
EP in ECB appointments
appointment procedure for the members of the ECB’s Executive Board, by giving its opinion on the candidates recommended by the European Council.
ECB Executive Board Members
appointed by the European Council, acting by a qualified majority.
recommended by the Council, after it has consulted the European Parliament and the Governing Council of the ECB.
How many MEPs to form a group?
25 MEP representing at least one-quarter (25%, 7 MS) of the MS.
- Delegated and implementing acts
Once an EU law is passed, it can be necessary to (1) update it to reflect the developments in a particular sector or to (2) ensure it is implemented properly. EP and Council can authorise the Commission to adopt (1) delegated or (2) implementing acts in order to do that
A delegated Cannot change the essential elements of the law, correct?
Yes
White and Green Papers
White Paper with proposal follow on from a Green Paper published to launch a consultation process at EU level.
ESM
Intergovernmental n intergovernmental organization located in Luxembourg signed 2012, into force 2013
MFF SPL procedure
submit by GA council and COM
consent of the European Parliament
unanimity at Council
Referenda
2005: European Constitution
- NL: 61.5% against
- FR: 54.7% against
2007: Lisbon Treaty
- IRL: 53.2% against later adopted
Irish Guarantee
Military Neurtality
Eurpbarometer when est.?
1973
What is ENISA?
European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has been working to make Europe cyber secure since 2004. The Agency is located in Athens, Greece and has a second office in Heraklion, Greece.
H20202: Standard evaluation criterias for proposals are
excellence, impact, quality and efficiency of implementation
Associated coutnries with H2020
Iceland Norway Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina North Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Turkey Israel Moldova Switzerland Faroe Islands Ukraine Tunisia Georgia Armenia
BRICS
: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
EFTA
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
EEA
European Economic Area unites EU MS and three EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway)
Oldest integration organisation in Latin America
The Andean Community of Nations 1969
