Origins

Question 1

Treaties

Answer 1

TFEU 1957- created EEC
TEU 1992 - created EU
Treaty of Lisbon 2007- made council full institution, renumbered treaties
Treaty establishing a constitution for Europe 2004
Treaty of Nice 2001

Question 2

When was the EEC created and by which treaty

Answer 2

1957 by the EEC Treaty

Question 3

Original members of the EEC

Answer 3

6

France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg

Question 4

What was the EEC

Answer 4

Customs union and internal market

Question 5

When was the EU created and by which treaty

Answer 5

1992 by the TEU

Question 6

What did the Lisbon treaty do

Answer 6

Renumbered treaties
Max 750 MEPs
Elevated council to full institution

Question 7

Protocols for TEU

Answer 7

U.K. opt out of social policy and economic and monetary union

Question 8

What did the single European act do 1986

Answer 8

Amended EEC treaty to remove barriers to trade and complete internal market

Question 9

What did the treaty of nice do

Answer 9

Prepared for additional members

Question 10

What was the constitution scrapped

Answer 10

Rejected by France and Dutch

Question 11

How many member states

Answer 11

27

Question 12

When did the U.K. join the eu

Answer 12

1973