European union test I
Which of the following has not been President of the European Parliament?
a) Simone Veil
b) Pierre Pfimlin
c) Piet Dankert
d) Roy Jenkins
Who was the first President of the European Commission?
Walter Hallstein
What are the four freedoms set out in the Treaty of Rome?
free movement of goods, services, capitals and persons
Which is the odd one
A: European Commission
B: European Court of Human Rights
C: Court of Auditors
D: European Parliament
The office of Harmonisation in the Internal market (trade marks and design) is situated in which city?
Alicante
The largest part of the budget of the European Union is spent on?
Common Agricultural Policy
What is the Schengen Convention?
Convention on abolition of border controls between participating countries
What is the "acquis communautaire"?
body of Community legislation
The Treaty establishing the European Economic Community was signed in:
Rome in 1957
The European Ombudsman is appointed by:
The European Parliament
Which of the following is not among the "convergence criteria" referred to in the Maastricht Treaty?
A: government deficit
B: inflation rate
C: economic growth
D: long-term interest rates
Which European communities were merged in 1967 to create the "European Communities"?
the European Economic Community, the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Atomic Energy Community
According to Eurostat figures for 1997, the European Union produces more than 50% of world production of one of the following agricultural products. Which one?
wine
Which of the following is one of the Union’s Structural Funds?
A: European Social Fund
B: European Development Fund
C: LIFE
D: PHARE
Who was the first President of the Commission of the European Economic Community?
A: Jean Monnet
B: Robert Schuman
C: Alcide de Gasperi
D: Walter Hallstein
In the common foreign and security policy, as laid down in the EU Treaty, the Commission:
shares the right of initiative with the Member States
The European Ombudsman has the power to investigate complaints concerning maladministration by:
Community institutions and bodies
The European Development Fund finances:
A: investment in regions of the Member States whose development is lagging behind
B: major trans-European networks
C: the development of information technology
D: cooperation with certain developing countries
Economic and monetary union involves three main stages, the first of which began in:
1990
When was the European Parliament first elected by direct universal suffrage:
June 1979
For the Member States, judgments of the European Court of Justice are:
binding
Where is the head office of the European Central Bank?
Frankfurt
The co-decision procedure introduced by the Treaty on European Union concerns: the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers
What is the main role of the European Commission?
To prepare proposals for rules and measures
