EU

Question 1

What is the role of the European Commission

Answer 1

Initiates EU legislation
Drafts the EU budget and allocates funding
Represents the EU in international negotiations

Question 2

What is the role of the Council of the European Union

Answer 2

Main decision-making body of the EU
Co-ordinates polices of EU nations
Approves legislation from the Commission
Approves the EU budget

Question 3

What is the role of the European Council

Answer 3

Decides the direction of the EU and policy priorities

Question 4

What is the role of the European Parliament

Answer 4

Approves legislation from the Commission
Approves the EU budget
Provides democratic supervision of EU institutions

Question 5

What is the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

Answer 5

Judiciary of the EU
interprets the law and ensures it is applied in the same way across the EU
Rules against EU nations that infringe the law
Ensures that the EU acts appropriately and in accordance with its own laws

Question 6

What type of body is the European Commission

Answer 6

Supranational body

Question 7

What type of body is the Council of the European Union

Answer 7

Intergovernmental body

Question 8

What type of body is the European Council

Answer 8

Intergovernmental body

Question 9

What type of body is the European Parliament

Answer 9

The EU’s only directed elected body

Question 10

How many commissioners are in the European Commission

Answer 10

27

One from each EU country

Question 11

Who makes up the Council of the European Union

Answer 11

Government ministers from each of the member nations attend and make decisions together

Question 12

Who makes up the European Council

Answer 12

Heads of the government for all EU nations

Question 13

How many times a year does the European Council meet

Answer 13

4 times a year

Question 14

Who makes up the European Parliament

Answer 14

705 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)

Question 15

Who makes up the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

Answer 15

Judges appointed by national government

Question 16

How are commissioners elected into the European Commission? How is the leader chosen?

Answer 16

National governments nominate commissioners and the European Council nominates the president of the Commission

Nominees are confirmed by the European Parliament

Question 17

How does the Council of the European Union make decisions

Answer 17

Government from each of the member nations attend and make decisions

Ten different types of meeting, attended by the appropriate minister

Question 18

How are members of the European Parliament elected

Answer 18

Each EU nation is allocated a number of seats in the European Parliament that reflects its size

Question 19

How many seats does Germany get in the European Parliament

Answer 19

Germany has 96

Question 20

How many seats does Cyprus get in the European Parliament

Answer 20

6

Question 21

What is the main executive branch? What else has some executive power?

Answer 21

The European Commission

The Council of the European Union

Question 22

Which branches share legislative power

Answer 22

The European Parliament

The Council of the European Union

Question 23

What is the European Council responsible for

Answer 23

Making big strategic decisions such as a change to a treaty or a major shift in policy direction

Question 24

Which branches carry out routine decision making

Answer 24

The commission and the Council of the European Union, along with the European Parliament when changes to legislation are required