Géographie test l'EU

Question 1

First 6 countries in the EU

Answer 1

France, Allemagne, Italie, Luxembourg, Belgique, and Pays-Bas en 1958

Question 2

How many members currently?

Answer 2

28 countries

Question 3

How many people live in the EU?

Answer 3

environ 513 million

Question 4

What does the EU maintain?

Answer 4

paix (peace)

Question 5

Last country to enter EU

Answer 5

Le Croatie entré dans l’UE July 1, 2013

Question 6

How large is EU?

Answer 6

environ 4.5 millions de km^2

Question 7

When did CECA start?

Answer 7

At the end of a long process in 1951 with the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community. (6 countries)

Question 8

What are the 3 pillars?

Answer 8

1. pilier communautaire (free communities)
2. politique étrangère et de sécurité commune (european community for atomic energy and security)
3. coopération policière et judiciaire (police and justice)

Question 9

What happened in 1951?

Answer 9

The birth of CECA (coal/steel) between the six countries founders (Belgium, Republique Féderale Allemande RFA, France, Pays-Bas, Luxembourg, Italie).

Question 10

1973?

Answer 10

now 9 members (Danemark, Royaume-Uni, Irlande)

Question 11

1981?

Answer 11

1st mediterranean group, now 12 members (Grèce, Espagne, Portugal)

Question 12

1957?

Answer 12

Treaties in Rome started a common market

Question 13

1993?

Answer 13

The treaty of Maastricht forms the EU.

Question 14

1995?

Answer 14

now 15 members (Autriche, Finlande, Suède)

Question 15

2002?

Answer 15

Mise en circulation de l’euro (euros in circulation)

Question 16

2004?

Answer 16

10 new members in the union (now 25)

Question 17

2007?

Answer 17

Roumanie et la Bulgarie join the EU (now 27)

Question 18

Juillet 1er, 2013?

Answer 18

Croatia joins EU

Question 19

What happened in 1999 for the euro?

Answer 19

11 countries started using the euro

Question 20

How many countries use the euro?

Answer 20

19 countries total

Question 21

Idea of EU?

Answer 21

The idea of an EU was started by Robert Schuman in the 9 Mai, 1950.

Question 22

EU anthem?

Answer 22

9th symphony of Beethoven ‘Ode to Joy’

Question 23

EU motto?

Answer 23

“Unie dans la diversité”

Question 24

Les Institutions:

Answer 24

Le Parlement à Strasbourg
La Cour de Justice au Luxembourg
La Commission à Bruxelles
La Banque Centrale à Francfort

Question 25

When is the EU officially formed?

Answer 25

1993