Chapter 1 Flashcards
Which are the three IOs which led to the creation of the Eu?
1) The European Coal and Steel Community
2) The European Atomic Energy Community
3) The European Economic Community
What was the scope of the EEC? Could it act directly upon individuals?
Create a common market both in industrial and agricultural products. Yes, it was designed to be directly applicable within the national legal orders
Which communities were established in the 1952 Paris Treaty?
1) European Defence Community
2) European Political Community
What did the Werner Report created?
The European Monetary System in 1979 in order to ensure growth and stability in the economic and monetary realm
What did the Davignon Report created?
The European Political Cooperation to ensure greater mutual understanding, to in crease solidarity and harmonisation of views
What does the Single European Act (1986) combine? What it doesn’t include?
It combines the European Political Cooperation and the European Economic Community.
1) It does not bring the European Monetary System
2) It does integrate Foreign Affairs and Justice and Home Affairs (not in the Treaties)
3) It does not elevate it to a Community Institution
When was the Treaty of Maastricht signed?
1992
When was the Treaty of Amsterdam signed?
1997
When was the Treaty of Nice signed?
2001
When was the Treaty of Lisbon signed?
2007
When was the Schengen Agreement signed?
1985
When was the Treaty of Rome signed?
1957
Which are the three pillars of the (old) EU?
1) European Communities
2) Common Foreign and Security Policy
3) Justice and Home Affairs
What is the Trevi Mechanism?
A political instrument to fight international terrorism with the scope enlarged to the coordination of police and judicial effort to combat organised crime
What was the Amsterdam Treaty about?
It brought changes in the first pillar from the third one
Why the Schengen Agreement could not be incorporated into the EU?
1) Not all MS were part of the Schengen Agreement
2) Non-MS were part of the Schengen Agreement
3) It could not be incorporated in one piece
What was the Nice Treaty about?
It covered the Amsterdam leftovers in a Protocol on the Enlargement of the EU. Provisions about the composition of the EP, the Council and the Commission.
What did the Nice Treaty proclaim?
A Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU
How can the Lisbon Treaty be defined?
The failed Constitutional Treaty
Why did the Constitutional Treaty fail and when?
In 2004 because it has to be ratified by all MS but France and the Netherlands did not. So after a reflection period (2y), the EC abandoned the idea and the 2007 Lisbon Treaty covered the same aspects.
What does the TEU contain?
General provisions defining the Union
What does the TFEU contain?
Specific provisions with regard to the Union institutions and policies
How many legal personalities does the EU have?
Just one single legal personality
What is Art.10 TEU about?
It is about the functioning of the EU which is founded on representative democracy, which is offered both directly (EP) and indirectly (other institutions)
