EU

Question 1

define integration

Answer 1

process of coordinating activities of different states through common institutions and policies

Question 2

define supranational

Answer 2

having authority independent of national governments

Question 3

define a tariff

Answer 3

tax on goods and services imported from another country

Question 4

define enlargement

Answer 4

expansion of EU to include new member states

Question 5

define unamity

Answer 5

voting arrangement where all states must be in agreement for a proposal to be passed

Question 6

describe the Economic and Monetary Union

Answer 6

the creation of a single currency, central bank and common monetary policy

Question 7

define Eurosceptic

Answer 7

someone who is critical of the extension of supranational authority in the EU and hostile for further integration

Question 8

list the four freedoms of the EU

Answer 8

free movement of goods, services, people and capital

Question 9

who opted out of the EMU

Answer 9

denmark and the UK

Question 10

define integrated integration

Answer 10

form of integration in which states move at different speeds or towards different objectives

Question 11

define democratic deficit

Answer 11

erosion of democratic accountability that occurs when decision making authority is transferred from national gov to EU institutions