Underlining Flashcards
Most eminent scientists of the Renaissance were:
Galileo Galilei
Leonardo da Vinci
The global financial crash of 1929…
caused wide spread unemployment in Europe
gave rise to fascism in Europe, and
The “founding fathers” of the European Union were:
Konrad Adenauer
Alcide de Gasperi
Jean Monnet
Robert Schuman
Winston Churchill
The European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) was established in 1957 for…
the peaceful use of nuclear technologies for energy production
The Acquis (Communautaire) includes:
all the EU’s treaties and laws
international agreements on EU affairs
the judgments given by the Court of Justice
The Treaty of Lisbon, in force since 2009,…
created the position of a High Representative for the Union in Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
allows Member States to leave the EU,
established the co-decision procedure in law making,
set up a Charter for Fundamental Rights for the EU citizens,
The Mission of the EU is to:
guarantee peace and prosperity for its citizens
support global sustainable development
ensure that its people can live in safety
Official candidates for membership in the EU are:
Serbia
Albania
North Macedonia
Turkey
Participants in summit meetings of the European Council are:
heads of states and governments
President of the European Commission
the President of the European Council
Participants in the meetings of the Council of Ministers are:
national ministers relevant to the agenda
The Court of Auditors…
controls the lawfulness of the expenditures of EU funds by Member States
audits institutions using EU funds
The two major monetary reserves held by the national banks worldwide are:
US Dollars
Euro
The CAP is nowadays one of the most controversial policies in the Union since…
the amount of subsidies places a heavy burden on the EU budget
The European Investment Bank (EIB) lends money for:
large projects of common European interest
The (common) EU energy policy contains the following goals:
increase competition in the internal market
diversify energy resources with better systems to respond to a crisis
increase renewable energy
increase funding for new energy technologies
The Strategic Energy Technologies Plan (SET Plan) aims at stimulating the…
development of wind energy
development of photovoltaics
developing the „intelligent“ grid
developing CCS to market maturity
The European Environment Agency (EEA) produces reports on
air quality in Europe
green house gas emissions
impact of Climate Change in Europe
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA)
makes statements on safety of food and feed
organises scientific studies on risk associated with the food chain
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
monitors the spreading of infectious diseases
publishes epidemiological data on communicable diseases in Europe
The European Chemicals Agency (ECA)
manages the registration of new chemicals marketed in the EU
authorizes the marketing of substances of very high concern
The European Medicines Agency (EMA)
evaluates medicinal products
authorizes new medicines for use in the EU
The Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA)
manages aquaculture production of fish and mussels in the EU
sets quota for fishing for EU Member States
monitors the position of fishing vessels within the EU waters
fights overfishing
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
makes type approval of airplanes
implements and monitors safety rules for air traffic
promotes the Single European Sky
compiles a black list of airlines with insufficient safety standards
The European Global Navigation Satellite System Supervisory Authority (GNSS)
has set up the Galileo system
will offer its positioning services for public and military use
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency
should support Member States in the control of its interior and exterior borders
is foreseen to have an operational staff of 10.000 by 2025
The European Defense Agency
should support Member States to improve their defense capabilities
should promote the European armaments cooperation
is directed by the High Representative
The European Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)
should support Member States to improve their cyber security capabilities
develops cooperative response actions against cyber attacks
The Bologna Process started in 1999 aims to create a…
European Higher Education Area
The main instruments for implementation of the EU Cohesion Policy are:
financing projects in Member States through the Regional Development Fund
loans from the European Investment Bank
The EU Competition Policy aims at:
setting-up a fair system for pricing avoiding unfair competition between companies
eliminating monopolistic structures in the provision of services and goods
Achievements of an initial EU social policy up to now are:
equal rights for fathers and mothers to time off work after the birth of a child
the possibility to transfer pension funds from one Member Sate to another
The major goals of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy are to…
reduce the overcapacity in fishing fleets
preserve fish stocks
providing financial assistance to European fishing communities
Targeted community research carried out in multinational consortia funded with about 15 billion EUR annually focuses on topics like
climate change
sustainable transport
food safety and security
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM), legally a financial institution based on an intergovernmental treaty between the Member States of the Eurozone…
provides a permanent rescue funding programme for Eurozone countries in difficulties
receives its capital endowment from the Member States of the Eurozone
These countries have a sovereign debt of more than 100% of the GDP (2024) and require special attention in respect to their economic and financial policies:
France
Italy
Greece
“Eurobonds” are…
“stability bonds“ issued jointly by all 20 Eurozone states which would allow weak
countries to borrow money at low rates
A falling value of the EURO versus the dollar is in general:
beneficial for export oriented industry of Europe
making vacation in most non-EU countries more expensive
Europol’ priorities in fighting organised crime refer to…
human trafficking
illegal drugs
money laundering
The EU security strategy identifies key threats Europe needs to deal with, like…
terrorism
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
regional conflicts
organised crime
failed states
The priority objectives of the CSFP are to…
promote peace in Europe and elsewhere
strengthen international cooperation to avoid conflicts
The 5 largest trading partners of the European Union in 2022 as a whole were:
USA
United Kingdom
Switzerland
China
Turkey
Major issues of dispute between the EU and the USA refer to the
negative trade balance of the USA
insufficient contributions of Member States to NATO
higher tariffs raised by the EU than by the USA for the same products
The following countries are important members of NATO:
Germany
France
Italy
Poland
Turkey
