Policies II

Question 1

Objectives of Competition Policy

Answer 1

Enhance consumer welfare and efficiently functioning markets in the EU by protecting competition.

Contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth

Question 2

What is the Europe 2020 strategy about?

Answer 2

EU’s agenda for growth and jobs for the 2010 - 2020 decade

The EU has adopted targets to be reached by 2020 in five areas:

    Employment
    Research & Development
    Climate change & energy
    Education
    Poverty and social exclusion

Question 3

Title of 2021 Commission Work Programme 2021

Answer 3

A Union of vitality in a world of fragility

Question 4

What is SSNIP in competition law?

Answer 4

the test of small but significant and non-transitory increase in price is used to define the relevant market in a consistent way.

Question 5

Largest sums for carte; infringements fine

Answer 5

For cartel infringements, the largest fine imposed on a single company is over €896 million; the largest fine imposed on all members of a single cartel is over €1,3 billion.

Question 6

Can the COM prevent state aid?

Answer 6

Aid measures can only be implemented after approval by the Commission. Moreover, the Commission has the power to recover incompatible State aid

Question 7

When did the he general introduction of value-added tax (VAT) happen?

Answer 7

1970

Question 8

Deadline for single market by SEA?

Answer 8

precise deadline of 31 December 1992

Question 9

Commission presented the Single Market Act II when?

Answer 9

2012

Question 10

European environment policy dates back to …

Answer 10

European Council held in Paris in 1972

Question 11

Which Treaty introduced a first legal basis for a common environment policy?

Answer 11

SEA 1987

Question 12

Which Treaty turned the environment in to an official policy areas?

Answer 12

Treaty of Maastricht (1993) made the environment an official EU policy area, introduced the codecision procedure and made qualified majority voting in the Council the general rule.

Question 13

Combating climate change’ became a specific goal with the …

Answer 13

Treaty of Lisbon (2009),

Question 14

General principles of environmental policies

Answer 14

precaution, prevention and rectifying pollution at source, and on the ‘polluter pays’ principle.

Question 15

Founding e European Environment Agency (EEA),

Answer 15

1990 in Copenhangen

Question 16

Which Treaty introduced Social Policy into Treaty text and opted for co-decision

Answer 16

the Amsterdam Treaty

Question 17

three European Pillars of Social Right

Answer 17

(i) equal opportunities and access to the labour market,
(ii) fair working conditions,
(iii) social protection and inclusion.

Question 18

CSSR for Environment, Oceans and Fisherie

Answer 18

Virginijus Sinkevičius

Question 19

What is EPER?

Answer 19

The European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER), was established by a Commission Decision of 17 July 2000

Question 20

What is SEVESOIII

Answer 20

2012: The Seveso Directive - Technological Disaster Risk Reduction

Question 21

Stages in Delors Report

Answer 21

1989

1) Increased co-operation
2) Est. of ESCB, narrowing of ERM
3) Fixed EXR-> ECB

Question 22

ERM II replaced …in 1999

Answer 22

EMS