European Union

Question 1

Number of members of European Union

Answer 1

27

Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania

Question 2

Number of Official languages of European Union

Answer 2

23

Question 3

Number of European Union working languages

Answer 3

3 (English, French, German)

Question 4

Population

Answer 4

447 million

Question 5

Surface

Answer 5

4 233 000 km^2

Question 6

Capital

Answer 6

Brussels, Belgium

Question 7

Founding member states of the EU

Answer 7

Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, West Germany

Question 8

Founding Treaty of the EU

Answer 8

Treaty on European Union or “Maastricht Treaty” signed in 1992

Question 9

Constitutional Treaty of the EU

Answer 9

Treaty establishing a constitution for Europe, signed in 2004 (to replace all existing treaties)

Question 10

Reform Treaty of the EU

Answer 10

Treaty of Lisbon signed in 2007 to amend Maastricht Treaty (1992) and the Treaty of Rome or Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (1957)

Question 11

Currency of EU

Answer 11

Euro, adopted in 1999, introduced in 2002

Question 12

1951

Answer 12

European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), treaty of Paris with 6 members

Question 13

1957

Answer 13

European Commercial Community (ECC), treaty of Rome with 6 members

Question 14

1973

Answer 14

Enlargement to United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark

Question 15

1979

Answer 15

First European Parliament election

Question 16

1981

Answer 16

Enlargement to Greece

Question 17

1986

Answer 17

Enlargement to Spain and Portugal

Question 18

1992

Answer 18

Maastricht treaty with 12 members

Question 19

1994

Answer 19

Enlargement to Sweden, Finland and Austria

Question 20

1999

Answer 20

Adoption of euro

Question 21

2002

Answer 21

Official introduction of the Euro, foundation of the EMU (Economic and Monetary Union) and the Eurozone (today 20 members)

Question 22

2004

Answer 22

Enlargement to the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus

Question 23

2007

Answer 23

Enlargement to Bulgaria and Romania

Question 24

2009

Answer 24

Lisbon Treaty

Question 25

2012

Answer 25

EU is awarded with the Nobel prize for peace

Question 26

2013

Answer 26

Enlargement to Croatia

Question 27

2008

Answer 27

Financial crisis

Question 28

2016

Answer 28

Brexit referendum

Question 29

2020

Answer 29

Brexit exit date

Question 30

2022

Answer 30

Qatargate scandal

Question 31

EP

Answer 31

European Parliament

Question 32

Members of EP

Answer 32

705 members

Question 33

Where is EP based

Answer 33

Strasbourg (sessions in Brussels too)

Question 34

ECo

Answer 34

European Council

Question 35

Who are the members of ECo

Answer 35

Heads of state and governments of the EU countries

Question 36

Council of the EU members

Answer 36

Ministers of the EU countries

Question 37

EC

Answer 37

European Commission

Question 38

Members of EC

Answer 38

27 commissioners

Question 39

Where is the EC based

Answer 39

Based in Brussels

Question 40

ECB

Answer 40

European Central Bank

Question 41

Where is the ECB based

Answer 41

Based in Frankfurt