European Law

Question 1

Sources of EU Law

Answer 1

• Primary EU Law
• The founding treaties of the EU
• Secondary EU Law

Question 2

How can the EU create binding legal effects

Answer 2

• Regulations
• Directives
• Decisions

Question 3

What are Directive

Answer 3

Contain rules which the member states have to implement in their national systems

Question 4

Main Institutions of the EU

Answer 4

• Commission
• European Parliament
• European Council
• Council of Ministers
• Courts of Justice of the EU

Question 5

Freedoms of free movement

Answer 5

Free movement of

1. goods
2. persons
3. services
4. capital

Question 6

Principles

Answer 6

1. Legality:
   The EU has only those competences that were attributed to it
2. Subsidiarily
   The EU should only use its powers where it can perform a task better than the Member States could do themselves
3. Proportionality
   The EU should only act if the adopted measures are suitable and necessary to achieve the desired end

Question 7

Principle of loyalty

Answer 7

Member states should refrain from acts that disturb the process of European integration

Question 8

Implications for legislature and administration

Answer 8

The law of Europe limits the autonomy of the legislator and the administration since they must take care not to violate their European obligations in the exercise of their national competences

Question 9

Implications of the judiciary

Answer 9

National judges are obligated to cooperate with the law of Europe and to apply it in concrete cases