The European Union: The Aims Of The EU And The Extent To Which They Have Been Achieved

Question 1

What were the original aims of the ‘European project’?

Answer 1

Economic recovery and prosperity across Western Europe
Embedding and reinforcing democratic value and human rights
Achieving reconciliation and a lasting peace among formerly wearing states

Question 2

What has been the formal titles of the ‘European project’

Answer 2

It began as the European Coal and Steel community in 195 and became the European Economic Community from 1958 and the European Community from 1967 and in 1993 it became the European Union

Question 3

What was the Treaty of Paris (1951)?

Answer 3

Established the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSB) enabling a common armlet in coal and steel, establishing the High Authority to supervise the market

Question 4

What was the membership of the Treaty of Paris?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What was the Treaty of Rome (1957)?

Answer 5

Established the European Economic Community (EEC) and created a wider common market

Question 6

What was the membership of the Treaty of Rome

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Which nations joined in the Enlargement Round 1 of the EU in 1973?

Answer 7

Denmark, Ireland and the UK, with Greece in 1981 and Spain and Portugal joining in 1986

Question 8

What agreement removes internal border control within the EEC in 1985?

Answer 8

The Schengen Agreement, the UK and Ireland secured an opt-out from the agreement

Question 9

Which treaty in 1992 created the EU and established a timetable for economic and monetary union?

Answer 9

Maastricht Treaty

Question 10

Who joined in Enlargement Round 2 in 1995?

Answer 10

Austria, Finland and Sweden

Question 11

What treaty in 1997 extended the role of the EU into further areas such as immigration and security?

Answer 11

Amsterdam Treaty

Question 12

When was the Eurozone created with 11 countries adopting the euro?

Answer 12

1999

Question 13

What was the Nice Treaty (2001)?

Answer 13

Created a European security and defence policy

Question 14

Who joined the EU in the Enlargement Round 3 in 2004?

Answer 14

Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia with Bulgaria and Romania in 2007 and Croatia in 2013

Question 15

What is the Lisbon Treaty (2007)?

Answer 15

This further removed EU institutions, with the qualified majority voting (QMV) extended to over 45 policy areas in the Council of Ministers and created important post like President of the European Council and High representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Question 16

What were the ‘four freedoms’ of the EU?

Answer 16

Freedom of movement of people
Freedom of movement of services
Freedom of movement of capital
Freedom of movement of goods

Question 17

what are the wider aims of the EU?

Answer 17

Peace and stability
Promotion of economic growth across member states
The promotion of individual rights and freedoms
Integration into an ‘ever closer union’

Question 18

How much has the EU increased GDP since its inception?

Answer 18

15%

Question 19

What is a problem economically with the EU?

Answer 19

There is still disparities in economy’s between nations, with Germany’s GDPD being 5 times of that of Bulgaria’s in 2019

Question 20

Which EU countries were severely impacted by the 2007-2008 global financial crisis?

Answer 20

Greece and Italy

Question 21

What’s the EU’s principal of the freedom of movement been an advantage and negative?

Answer 21

It has allowed citizens to move freely and get higher-paid jobs but has stoked tensions over immigration