Lecture 3

Question 1

What is the main function of the EC

Answer 1

executive

Question 2

How often does the council of ministers rotate?

Answer 2

rotating recidency every 6 months.

Question 3

How many different configurations are there?

Answer 3

There are 10 different configurations

Question 4

what and when was the Treaty of Rome?

Answer 4

It started the European economic community (1957

Question 5

When did the European economic comminity change its name?

Answer 5

in 1967 to council of ministers

Question 6

Why did improvements took longer for the council of ministers

Answer 6

international crisis in 1970’s

Question 7

what happened at the treaty of Lisbon

Answer 7

eurpean council formally recognized as an eu institution.

Question 8

How and why are the meetings at the council prepared?

Answer 8

Ministers have extra jobs at home. the coreper prepares the decisions

Question 9

How many working gorups are there in the council of ministers?

Answer 9

around 250 working groups.

Question 10

What are the roles of the council of ministers?

Answer 10

legislative

budgetasry

economics policy

foreign policy

international agreements

Question 11

what is the general secretariat?

Answer 11

it is the bureaucracy of the council

Question 12

How many employees work for the general secretariat in Brussel?

Answer 12

3000 employees

Question 13

What level of political cooperation does the council have?

Answer 13

highest level of political cooperation

Question 14

`Who are members of the European Council

Answer 14

heads of state of 27 member states.

Question 15

who is the president ofe the European council?

Answer 15

Former pm belgium charles michel

Question 16

does the European council have a legislative function?

Answer 16

No, it does not have a legislative function

Question 17

Is the Council a EU institution?

Answer 17

No, it is not an EU institution.