engels eur week 1

Question 1

instutitions of the coal and steel community

Answer 1

high authority (now commission)
assembly (now parliament)
coouncil (representatives from national governments)
court of justice

Question 2

schuman declaration

Answer 2

introducing institution of coal and steel

Question 3

two setbacks in the eu

Answer 3

1)the failed proposal for the european defence community
2)failed proposal for european political community

Question 4

1957 european economic community

Answer 4

rome treaty
focused on economic integration
idea of a common market to remove the barriers of trading
the four freedoms

Question 5

european economic community (rome treaty)

Answer 5

focused on economic integration,, idea of a common market. the four freedoms

Question 6

european atomic community

Answer 6

1957

Question 7

what did the sea do (single european act(

Answer 7

1)revision of origina treaties: legal basis for politcal cooperation
2)focused on single EU internal market, expansion of powers
3)furthering political co operation
4)boosted powers of the EP : co operation procedure and veto
5)QMV instead of unanimity

Question 8

New member states aafter SEA:

Answer 8

Uk, ireland, denmark, greece , spain and portugal
aim: harmonizing laws of the member states removing barrieres, creating an internal market that would be fully operational

Question 9

aims maastricth treaty

Answer 9

1)to koop the monumentum of the Sea going
2)to change into eu

Question 10

three pillars eu

Answer 10

1)european community: euratom community
2)common foreign and security policy
3)police and judicial cooperational in criminal matters

Question 11

treaty of amsterdam

Answer 11

improve processes and increase effectiveness
new numbering and delution of refundant provision
make the eu more comprehensible

commitment human rights
ep powers increased
greater use of co decision legislative procedure
preparation for enlargement

Question 12

nice treaty

Answer 12

to facilitate growth of the EU
weighting votes in the council
distribution seats in the EP

Question 13

lissabon

Answer 13

teu + tfeu , no pillar system anymore

Question 14

volgorde treaties

Answer 14

maast, amsterdan, nice, lisbon

Question 15

intergovernmentalism

Answer 15

decision making by unanumity thus vetos
powers rests with a council made of state representitives
initiative of the member states
limited role for a chosen parliament
no or limited review by an independent court

Question 16

supranationalism

Answer 16

decision making by majority thus no veto
power divided more equally over commission, council and ep
co decision between parliament and the council
initiative rests with the executive
full review by a court

Question 17

first increase in legislative powers of the european parliament occured with the

Answer 17

single european act - - co operation procedure

Question 18

the commission

Answer 18

promotes the general interest of the EU by proposing and enforcing legislation as well as by implementing policies and the eu budget

Question 19

european parliament

Answer 19

directly elected eu body with legislative , supervisory and budgetary responsibilities

Question 20

council of the european union

Answer 20

voice of eu member governments, adopting eu laws and coordinating EU policies

Question 21

european defence community what was the aim

Answer 21

alternative for nato , an european army with a common budget and joint institutions