5) The UK and the EU Flashcards
(16 cards)
1
Q
What is the EU?
A
An economic/political organisation made up of 27 member states
2
Q
What treaty established the EU?
A
The Maastricht Treaty 1993
3
Q
Official purposes of EU?
A
- Promotion of peace
- Facilitation of Borderless Trade
- Establishing a unified monetary system
- Encouraging technological and scientific development
- Protecting the environment
- Ensuring fair competition
- Fighting discrimination
4
Q
Main EU institutions?
A
- European Commission
- Council of the European Union
- European council
- European Parliament
- Court of Justice of the EU
-European Central Bank
- Court of Auditors
5
Q
What is the European Parliament?
A
- The legislature of EU
- Examines and passes new EU legislation
- directly elected by EU citizens
6
Q
What is the European Commission?
A
- The executive of EU
- Proposing and enforcing EU law
- not democratically elected
7
Q
The Court of Justice of the EU
A
- The judicial branch of EU
- Interprets EU law
8
Q
What is the European Council?
A
- Heads of state/ Heads of govt of member states
- Defines general political directions + priorities of the EU
9
Q
What is the Council of the EU?
A
- Ministerial representatives of each member state
- Pass EU laws w/ European Parliament
10
Q
What is the European Commission?
A
- Independent + represents interests of EU not member states
- Legislative, Executive and Judicial functions
11
Q
What are the Primary sources of EU law?
A
- come mainly from the founding treaties
- Treaty on the EU
- Treaty on the Functioning of the EU
- Establish the power of the EU to make its own legislature
12
Q
What are the two main types of secondary sources?
A
- Regulations
- Directives
13
Q
What is an EU regulation?
A
- Binding on member states entirely
- no flexibility
- no action required by MSs to incorporate into law
14
Q
What is a EU Directive?
A
- Binding on member state in terms of a result that must be achieved
- Leave the method to the MS
- MS must adopt own national legislation
15
Q
When did the UK join the EU?
A
1st January 1973
16
Q
What did the UK have to pass to join the EU?
A
The European Communities Act 1972
