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1
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How many member states in EU?

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27 member states

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Five approaches to the EU

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International organization

Regional Integration assosiation

Unique

Polical system in its own right

Hybid

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EU as an international organization - What is an IO?

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formelle enheter dannet av en internasjonalt anerkjent traktat som har stater som medlemmer og besitter et permanent sekretariat eller annen indikasjon på institusjonalisering som hovedkontor og/eller fast ansatte.

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EU is more than an IO, What other qualities?

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  • Det har mange overnasjonale egenskaper
  • Det har lenge hatt større ambisjoner enn noen annen IO
  • Det går lenger enn noen annen IO når det gjelder rekkevidde, makt og forpliktelser for medlemskapet.
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The EU as a regional integration association - What is an RIA?

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RIA = En organisasjon der uavhengige stater samarbeider for å oppmuntre til samarbeid og samling av autoritet og ressurser til gjensidig fordel for sine medlemmer.

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Some qualities of an RIA

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Most so far have been economic, and focused on encouraging
free trade, i.e., removal of barriers to movement of goods and
services across borders

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What are som exaples of RIA`s?

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Mercosur, Assosiation of Southeast Asian Nations, African Union

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What is EU as Uniqe?

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ui generis = not like anyone or anything else

Kritikk: enough scholars of the EU have identified enough points of comparison or similarity between the EU and other kinds of political organizations to suggest that the EU may not be all that unique, but just a reconfiguration of our conventional understandings about political structures and institutions.

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The EU as a political system in its own right?

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EU er et politisk system med institusjoner, lover, prosedyrer, ansvar, forpliktelser og policy.

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What is Multilevel governance

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Administrativt system der makten blir fordelt og delt horisontalt og vertikalt blant mange forskjellige nivåer av regjeringen, med betydelig interaksjon mellom aktørene.

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what is a federation?

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Administrativt system der myndigheten er delt mellom to eller flere nivåer av regjeringen, hver med uavhengige beføyelser og ansvar, står i kontrast til enhetlig administrasjon.

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EU as a federal system?

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Har antydninger til federal system, men federation er svært forskjellige fra stat til stat. Ulik debatt blant forskere.

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What is a confederation?

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Administrativt system der uavhengige stater kommer sammen av grunner knyttet til sikkerhet, effektivitet eller gjensidig bekvemmelighet, og beholder makten de anser som best å beholde for seg selv, samtidig som de samarbeider gjennom felles institusjoner på saker som best håndteres sammen.

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What was the Marshall Plan?

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Programme under which the US offered financial assistance to encourage post-war recovery in Europe.

Credited with providing the investments needed to pave the way for regional integration.

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What was the OEEC?

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International body set up to coordinate and manage Marshall aid.

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16
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Når ble NATO opprettet?

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1949

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What is the Council of Europe:

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Organization
founded in 1949 → promote European
unity, focusing on democracy and
human rights.

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What was the Treaty of Paris?

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In 1951, the Treaty of Paris was signed,
which created the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)

Den første organisasjonen som ble etablert for å oppmuntre til regional integrasjon i Europa, med egenskaper som var både overnasjonale og mellomstatlige

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what was the treaty of Rome?

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Created by the Treaty of Rome, signed in 1957 (Treaty establishing the European Economic Community), entry into force: 1958

International organization with the key goal
of establishing a single market among its
member states

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when was the treaty of European union signed?

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1992, came into force in november 1993

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what was the treaty of Amsterdam, and when was it signed?

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signed in 1997 and entered into force in 1999

incorporation of the Schengen Agreement that set
up a “border-free” Europe, originally signed in
1985 among five Community states

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which EU institution may apply pressure on the commission to develop new proposals?

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The Puropean Parliament

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Which EU institution develops and manages the EU budget?

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The European Commission

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Whitch EU instiution represents the EU in International trade Negotioations?

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the European Commission

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Which EU institution coordinates the public policies of the member states?

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The Council of Ministers

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When was the Treaty of lisboan signed and entered into force?

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Signed in 2007 and entered into force in 2009

27
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Which EU institutions are intergovernmental?

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  • The council of ministers
  • the European Council
28
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which theoretical approach introduced the concept of “Spill over”?

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Neo-functionalism

29
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What is the Directorate - general (DG)?

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A department within the commission. Its responsibilities is to generate and oversee the implementation of laws and policies in the particular areas.

30
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Which EU institutions are supranational?

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  • The European Commission
  • The European Parliament
  • The European Court of Justice
31
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What is realism?

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A theory wich argues that we live in a anarchic global system and that international relations are driven by a struggle for power among self-interested states.

32
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Which EU institution defines and impliments the EUs common foreign and security policy?

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the Council of Ministers

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What was the European Coul and Steel Community?

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The first organization set up to encourage regional integration in Europe. With qualities that were both supranational and intergovernmental .

34
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Which EU institution Shares power with the European Parliament for discussing and passing laws?

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The Council of Ministers

35
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Who is the current president of the European Commisions?

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President Ursula Von der Leyen

36
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Qualified majority voting (also known as double majority rule) is the voting system of which EU institution?

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The European Council

37
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What is the “Trio system”?

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An arragement that each presidency cooperates with its predecessor and succsessor.

38
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Which EU institution may compel removal of the college of commissioners?

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the European Parliament

39
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Which EU institutions shares powers with the Council of Ministers over discussion and approval of new legislative proposals, and of the EU budget?

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The European Parliament

40
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What is the “head of the Commission”?

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The head of the commission. Appointed by the European Council for renewable five year terms.

41
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What is Neofunctionalism?

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Theory that states are not the only important actors in the integration. Supranational institutions, interest groups & political parties play an important role.

42
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Which EU institution is the judicial arm of the EU?

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The European Court of Justice

43
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which EU institution coordinates the EUs official development assistance and humanitarian aid?

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The European Commision

44
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When was the Treaty of Paris signed? And what was its main effects?

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signed in 1951, created the European Coal and Steel Community - Expiored in 2002

45
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Which EU institution makes and proposes new EU laws and policies?

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The European Commission

46
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When was the Treaty establishing the European Economic community (treaty of Rome) signed?

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  1. march 1957
47
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What is the single market?

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A multi state economic area, in which there are free movement of people, money, goods and services. A truly open market does not yes exist in the EU.

48
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What is the council of Ministers main job?

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To deside together with the parliament - which proposals for new EU laws and policies will be adopted of not.

49
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What is a unitary administration?

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There may be multiple levels of government, but the real power lies in the national governments.

50
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which EU institution does the commission, council of ministers and presidency of the council of ministers have to report their activities to?

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The european parliament

51
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which are the two major councils within the council of ministers?

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  • The council of General Affairs. Responsible for ensuring consistancy in the work of different councils.
  • Council of foreign Affairs. Responsible for elaborationg the councils external relations.
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who were the the Original parties signing the Treaty of Rome?

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Belgium, France, Italy, Luxemburg, The Netherlands and West Germany

53
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Which EU institution represents the EU in international trade negotioations?

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The European Commission

54
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What did the Treaty of Lisbon say the task of the European commission is?

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“To ensure the application of the Treaties” and to “oversee the applications of the union law”.

55
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what is a confederation?

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An administrative system where states come together for reasons of security, efficiency of mutual convenience. Working together through joint institutions on matters such as trade, foreign & security policy.

56
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Which EU institution coordinates the public policies of the member states?

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The council of Ministers

57
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What is the powers of the president of the commission?

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  • Lay down guidelines for the work of the commission
  • Regulary take questions before the European Parliament
  • Represent the Commission in dealings with other EU institutions and at meetings with government leaders.
  • Distribute policy in the college of commission
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What is a federation?

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A system in which authority is devided between two or more levels of government. Each with independent powers.

59
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When was the “merger Treaty” (treaty of Brussels) signed? And what was its main effects?

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1965, Create a single institutional structure for all 3 communities.

60
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Which EU institution manages the office if the European Ombudsman?

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The European Parliament

61
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Which article from which Treaty allows a European Union member state to withdraw form the Union?

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Article 50 from the Lisboan Treaty.

62
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What is the name of an EU law that is general, directly applicable and binding

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A Regulation

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Where is most of the Council of Ministers work already settled before they meet?

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The committiee of permanent Represententatives, also known as Coreprer.

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