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EU Flashcards

1
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Who formed the EU?

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Konrad Adenauer, Winston Churchill, Robert Schuman, Alcide de Gasperi, Jean Monnet

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Why was the EU set up?

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To allow economic integration to avoid conflict after WW2

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How many countries in the EU?

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26

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Who are the core members?

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France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium and Netherlands.

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What lead the way for more countries to join?

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Fall of the Berlin wall lead the way for more countries to join - disillusion of the USSR.

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What was the EU called in 1952?

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European Coal and Steel Community

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What was signed in 1958?

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Treaties of Rome

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8
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What was passed in 1987?

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European Single Act: Single Market

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9
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What was signed in 1999?

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Treaty of Amsterdam

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What was signed in 2003?

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Treaty of Nice

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What was signed in 2009?

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Treaty of Lisbon

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What was the 2017 Budget worth?

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€157.9 billion - 1.05% GNI

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13
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What are the four freedoms of movement?

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Goods, services, people and capital

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What has the single market lead to?

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Significant reductions in price of products and services, including airfares and phone calls.
More choice for consumers.
2.8 million new jobs.

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15
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Who is the voice of the People?

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Roberta Metsola - scrutinise, legislate and represent - MEPs - List system.

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Who is the voice of the member states?

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Charles Michel - executive - made up of member states.

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17
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Who promotes the common interest?

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Ursula von der Leyen - executive

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18
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How are votes in parliament delegated?

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Based on population of the nation

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19
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How many ministers are there from each country?

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one

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20
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How often does the president rotate?

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Every six months

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21
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How are most decisions taken in the council?

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Double Majority - 55% of member states and 65% of the EU population

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22
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What is the role of Members?

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Proposes new legislation
Executive organ
Guardian of the treaties
Represents the EU on the international stage.

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23
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How many judges are there?

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27

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24
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What do the judges do?

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Rules on how to interpret EU law.
Ensures EU countries apply EU laws in the same.

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25
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What is an aim of the EU?

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Promoting peace and EU values

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Why is promoting peace and EU values an aim?

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Helped the recovery after WW2. The fall of the USSR could’ve lead to instability - support of democratic institutions helped to reintegrate the east into Europe.

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27
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What is an economic aim of the EU?

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Promote economic growth across member states.

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28
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How has GDP increased due to the single market?

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Increased by 15%

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29
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How many new consumers?

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500 million - more trade - benefit poorer nations

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30
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How much bigger is Germany’s economy to Bulgaria’s

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5 times

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31
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What is the nature of the single market?

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Over-regulated

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32
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What does the EU try to promote

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Equal wealth on countries.

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33
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What has happened to wealth inequality?

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Wealth inequality has risen quite substantially since mid 80s - less fair distribution of wealth
Inadequacy of financial responses.

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34
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What is there meant to be in the EU?

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Economic and monetary union

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35
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Why is this an aim?

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Support countries who were badly affected by the financial crisis

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36
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What did the EU do for Greece?

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Give them a Bailout

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37
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What is the zone called?

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Eurozone

38
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What was the EU forced to do?

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Implement austerity

39
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What is the EU meant to be an area for?

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Freedom, security and justice

40
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Why is it meant to be an area for freedom, security and justice?

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Democratic freedom and everyone has rights

41
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How does this manifest itself?

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Move freely across the borders in search of higher paid jobs.
Easy travel, reciprocal health care - EHIC - study abroad - Erasmus.
Freedom of movement benefit ordinary people
Policing and security have made Europe safer.

42
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What upset the tories?

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High level of immigration

43
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Where have asylum applications fallen to?

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Southern Mediterranean countries

44
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What do some institutions lack?

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Democratic accountability

45
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Where have been accused of undemocratic policies?

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Hungary and Poland

46
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What does the EU aim to combat?

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Discrimination and promoting equality

47
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What protection for workers is there?

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48 hour week maximum.

48
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What has been cemented in countries?

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Democracy has been cemented in countries emerging out of decades of authoritarian rule

49
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How does integration vary?

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Denmark out of the eurozone.
National Governments still lead in foreign affairs.

50
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What is supernational?

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Work as an EU body - 27 states - work as a collective working for the greater good of the collective. All together in working for the common goal for the EU.

51
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What is Intergovernmental?

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27 separate states working for their own benefit. For them within the EU.

52
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What is the European Commission?

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Supernational - working to initiate laws for the EU, rather than for the individual need of the member states.

53
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Where is the European Commission located?

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Brussels

54
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How many commissioners are there?

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27

55
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How is the Commission President chosen?

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Nominated by the European Council - must be approved by European Parliament

56
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How are individual commissioners selected?

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Nominated by national governments - voted on by European parliament.

57
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What is the function of the Commission?

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Civil service and administrative branch - key role in devising policy via directives. Proposes new laws - only EU body to do this. Manages policies and allocates funding. Enforces law (along with ECJ) and ensures compliance.

58
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What did the Commission do in 2020?

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Announced 9% reduction in funding for the Common Agricultural Policy.

59
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What did they do inn 1982?

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Issued Seveso Directive - storage of dangerous substances in the oil and chemical industries to minimise risk of major accidents. Affects over 12,000 industrial establishments across the EU.

60
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What are criticisms of the commission?

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Criticised for the bureaucracy of the EU.
Not democratically elected - illegitimate.

61
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What is the Council of the EU?

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Individual representation from governments - intergovernmental.

62
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Where is the council of the EU?

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Brussels

63
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How many members?

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27

64
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How are members of the council chosen?

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Elected from member states but the minister changes dependent on the topic of the meeting.

65
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What is the function of the Council?

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Legislative Body

66
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What is the European Council?

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Intergovernmental - best deal for their own country.

67
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Who is a member of the European Council?

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Heads of state from each member state - president changes every 5 years.

68
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What is the Function of the European Council?

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Strategic arm - sets the direction of the EU - goes to the European commission - Executive Branch. Took the role of negotiator in Brexit. Most visible part of the EU - due to the nature of having all the leaders there.

69
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What is the European Parliament?

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Supernational - ideological, not national

70
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Where is the European Parliament?

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Strasburg, Luxemburg, Brussels - defined by treaties.

71
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How many members are there of the EP and how are they selected

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705 members - directly elected by member states - number determined by the population of the member state.

72
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Who has the most MEPS?

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Germany - 96

73
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How do the MEPS sit?

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Pan-European political groupings - the Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

74
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What is the function of the EP?

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Approves the budget, amends the details of the legislation - legislature - doesn’t have the right to initiate legislation.

75
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Where is the ECJ?

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Luxembourg

76
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How is the Court divided?

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Courts of Justice and General court

77
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What is the Court of Justice?

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Deals with requests for preliminary rulings from national courts.

78
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What is the General Court?

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Rules on actions of annulment brought by individuals, companies and in some cases, EU governments. Practice: means the court mainly deals with competition law, state aid, trade, agriculture and trademarks.

79
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How long is term of the ECJ?

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6 years - national government appointed - judges select a president - renewable 3 year terms

80
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What is the function of the ECJ?

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Judiciary - interpret EU law - implemented fairly and uniformly across member states - cases brought by the Commission where it believes laws are being infringed.

81
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How has the EU impacted sovereignty?

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No parliamentary Act could conflict with EU law and EU legislation took precedence - farming and fishing quotas were tightly restricted - what the UK could change was limited.

82
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Why could the UK not remove the tampon tax?

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EU VAT rules

83
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How was the limits on sovereignty imposed?

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Self-imposed by the European Communities Act 1972 - removed by the repeal of the act after Brexit.

84
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How have referendums been impacted by the EU?

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Referendums - decide the UK’s future membership in 1975 and 2016.
No conflict in 1975 - parliament and public agreed.
Brexit 2016 - clear mismatch between Remain majority and MPs and a slim leave majority in the public.

85
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How has policy been affected?

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Legislation had to align with EU law - also affect other government action.
Harder for governments to bail out industries - EU approval needed to ensure competition rules were adhered to.

86
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What did the EU create?

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Strong political partnerships

87
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What would have made the impact greater?

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Joined the Eurozone or signed up to the Schengen Agreement - impact would have been greater - Bank of England no longer been able to set interest rates.

88
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How has the EU impacted the judiciary?

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UK judges have to give precedence to EU law when making judgements.
1990 Factortame case - reminder.

89
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How has the EU impacted political parties?

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EU membership divided major political parties.
1970s: most evident in Labour ranks.
1980s: seen more in the Tories.

90
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Example of eurosceptic?

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John Redwood

91
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Example of europhile?

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Ken Clark

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