European Union

Question 1

Common Market

Answer 1

Informal name for EEC

Question 2

Council of Ministers

Answer 2

Consists of all the leaders of the countries, legislation is passed through here. Each minister gets to prez every
13 1⁄2 years, and they hold meetings as the European Council

Question 3

crisis management

Answer 3

● Council put this at core of development of common security and defense of EU members.
● Crises defined as humanitarian, rescue, and peacemaking tasks.

Question 4

Democratic deficit

Answer 4

Loss of direct control of political decisions by the people, is feared because of integration.

Question 5

EC (European Community)

Answer 5

● Established in 1965, expanded EEC to beyond economics, unified approach to atomic energy.
● Development limited by disagreements of how much power to be given

Question 6

EEC (European Economic Community)

Answer 6

● Established by the Treaty of Rome, informally named the “Common Market” in 1957
● Provisions for elimination of all tariffs between Euro nations and creation of new ones

Question 7

Enlargement fatigue

Answer 7

People are not as willing to enlarge the EU because there aren’t that much more benefits to doing so.

Question 8

European Central Bank

Answer 8

Bank has supranational authority to influence the economic policies of the member-states

Question 9

European Constitution

Answer 9

● 2004, meant for replacing the overlapping set of treaties that govern interactions.
● In process of ratification, member-states keep delaying.

Question 10

European Council

Answer 10

Heads of the Council of ministers convene every 6 months as the European Council.

Question 11

European Court of Justice

Answer 11

● Supreme Court of the EU, has power of judicial review, decisions may limit national sovereignty.
● Has broad jurisdiction, hears cases on disagreements among commissioners, council of ministers, and MEPs
● Can also settle disputes among member nations, private companies, and individuals, 27 members.

Question 12

European Parliament

Answer 12

Does not have a great deal of legislative power, members(MEP) directly elected by the people of their own
countries, may propose amendments to legislations, may reject proposals from Council, Council may override
with unanimous vote. Weakest of the bodies.

Question 13

European Monetary Union

Answer 13

Has the power to set basic interest rates and other fiscal policies

Question 14

EU

Answer 14

● 1991 Maastricht Treaty established EU, gave it authority in new areas such as monetary policy, foreign affairs, national security, transportation, the environment, justice and tourism.
● Important goal was to coordinate economic policies through a common currency, euro.

Question 15

Farm subsidies

Answer 15

Guarantees of selling goods at high prices. So far, very expensive, have yet to improve farm efficiency

Question 16

Free movement

Answer 16

Involved setting policy regarding visas, asylum, and immigration

Question 17

integration

Answer 17

A process that encourages states to pool their sovereignty in order to gain political, economic, and social clout.

Question 18

Lisbon Treaty

Answer 18

● Document that attempted to consolidate previous treaties in force (12/2007)
● A strengthening role for the European Parliament, giving new powers over EU legislation which puts it on equal
footing with European Council, new rights in farm subsidy policies, border controls, asylums, and integration and
more say over the EU budget, only subservient to areas in tax and foreign policy.
● A greater involvement of national parliaments
● Clarification of the relationship between member-states and the EU, more clearly delineate realms of
responsibility of the EU.
● Withdrawal from the EU.
● The creation of a permanent president of the EU, 2 1⁄2 term of office.
● Introduction of a Charter of Fundamental Rights: civil, political, economic, and social rights

Question 19

Maastricht Treaty

Answer 19

Treaty established the EU, has three pillars or spheres of authority

Question 20

MEPs

Answer 20

Members of European Parliament, directly elected by people of their countries

Question 21

mixed economy

Answer 21

Government controls some parts of economy, still capitalist

Question 22

monetary policy

Answer 22

● Control of the money supply.
● Euro is generally stronger than most newer member’s currencies

Question 23

Requirements for EU membership

Answer 23

● A stable and function democratic regime
● A market-oriented economy
● Willingness to accept all EU laws and regulations

Question 24

social market economy

Answer 24

● Team oriented and emphasizes cooperation between management and organized labor
● Used in Western Europe, provides a stronger economic safety net.

Question 25

supranational organization

Answer 25

An organization that integrates a group of things. (UN, EU)

Question 26

“three pillars”

Answer 26

● Trade and other economic matters, the euro, and the creation of a European Central Bank
● Justice and home affairs, policy governing asylum, border crossing, immigration, and judicial cooperation on
crime and terrorism.
● Common foreign and security policy, including join positions and actions and common defense policy.

Question 27

Treaty of Amsterdam

Answer 27

● Set major policy initiatives for judicial affairs, main pt was to establish free movement within the Union.
● Defined cooperation among national police forces and judicial authorities in combating crime.

Question 28

Commission

Answer 28

27 members, 1 per each country, supported by bureaucracy. Each commissioner takes responsibility for a
particular area of policy, each heads a dept called Directorate General. Commission headed by prez, swear an oath to the EU. Together, supposed to initiate and implement new programs, form an executive.