Final_Master_Blaster

Question 1

Infringement what is the basis?

Answer 1

if MS does not fully transpose the provisions of directives, or doesn’t rectify the suspected violation of EU law

Question 2

What are the 5 steps?

Answer 2

1) letter of formal notice
2) Reasoned opinion
3) COM brings to CoJ
4) COM may ask for penalities
5) If break -> MS must comply

Question 3

Reply deadlines in infringement procedure

Answer 3

2 months

Question 4

When do financial penalities happen in the infringement procedure?

Answer 4

When referring to the court for the second time, the Commission proposes that the court impose financial penalties

Question 5

History of EP

Answer 5

1958 ECSC Common Assembly was expanded to cover all three communities -> ‘European Parliamentary Assembly

1970: Budgetary power via T o Luxembourg and own resources
1975: discharge to the COM (for budget)
1992: Co-decision introduced
1997: Extension to more areas
2007: OLP for agriculture, justice, security

Question 6

History of CoA

Answer 6

1975: Est.
1993: EU Institution

Question 7

History of ECB

Answer 7

1990: Stage 1: ECU, free capital movement
1994: Stage2: Coordination, European Monetary Institute
1999: Stage 3; EMU Euro as book, SGP
2002: Bank notes+coins

Question 8

History of Council

Answer 8

1952 Treaty of Paris
1958: Multiple councils
1965/7: Merger treaty

Question 9

History of European Council

Answer 9

1974: Paris summit of December 1974
1992: formal status
1996: 4x meetings per year
2004: All meetings in Brussels
2009: First Permanent President
2009: Institution

Question 10

History of COM

Answer 10

High Authority for the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) (1951)
Merger Treaty of 8 April 1965

Question 11

History of CJEU

Answer 11

est. 1952 in Luxembourg
Shared court in Communities
2009: Renamed and two courts

Question 12

Composition and appointment of EP

Answer 12

705 MEP 5 years
Pres: 2 1/2 by absolute majority
14 VP, 5 Quaestors, 7 Groups

Question 13

Composition and appointment of CoA

Answer 13

1 per MS
proposed by MS, appointed by Council after consultation of EP
6year renewable
Pres: 3 years renewable by members

Question 14

Composition and appointment of ECB

Answer 14

Exec Board: Appointed by EA MS at European Council for 8 non-renewable years by QMV, after consulting Gov Council and EP

Governing Council: Exec board + EA CB governors
Quorum 2/3

General Council: Exec Board + All CB Governors

Supervisory Board: Chair (5 years), VC 4 ECB, representatives of MS rotating

Question 15

Composition of Council

Answer 15

General Affairs Council (GAC);
Foreign Affairs Council (FAC);
Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN);
Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA);

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO);
Competitiveness Council (COMPET);
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE);
Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH);
Environment Council (ENV);
Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (EYCS).

Question 16

Rotating presidency Trio in 2019, 2020H1

Answer 16

Romania January-June 2019
Finland July-December 2019
Croatia January-June 2020

Question 17

Rotating presidency Trio in 2020H2 2021

Answer 17

Germany July-December 2020
Portugal January-June 2021
Slovenia July-December 2021

Question 18

Rotating presidency Trio in 2022, 2023H1

Answer 18

France January-June 2022
Czech Republic July-December 2022
Sweden January-June 2023

Question 19

Appointment of COM Pres

Answer 19

European Council by QMV proposes taking into account the results of the European elections;

EP elects by a majority of its component Members

Question 20

Appointment of COM

Answer 20

Council, acting by qualified majority and by common accord with the President-elect

Parliament elects or rejects the Commission-designate by a majority of the votes cast.

European Council appoints the Commission by qualified majority.

Question 21

Yellow card and orange card thresholds

Answer 21

Yellow: threshold of 1/3 (1/4 freedom, security and justice)

Orange: simple majority of the votes of national Parliaments (28 out of 54)

Question 22

Procedure of ex-ante warning (yellow/orange)

Answer 22

NP: weeks to provide reasoned opinion
COM maintain, amend or withdraw the proposal. an justification

ORange: publishes the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Question 23

Rules of Council and EP in orange card procedure

Answer 23

If a simple majority of members of the European Parliament or 55% of Council members find that the proposal breaches the principle of subsidiarity, the proposal will not be given further consideration.

Question 24

OLP proecdure

Answer 24

COM proposal
Uo to 2 readings
Conciliation committee
Third reading

Question 25

SLP I: The Council, acting by qualified majority after consulting the European Parliament

Answer 25

bery few! non-discrimination and citizenship: Art. 23; a European research and technological development area - specific programmes: Art. 182 (4); the most remote regions:

Question 26

SLP II: The Council, acting unanimously, after consulting the European Parliament and, if appropriate, another institution and/or Committee

Answer 26

judicial cooperation in criminal matters (European Public Prosecutor's Office): Art. 86 (1); the European Parliament (uniform electoral procedure): Art. 223 (1); the general and final provisions of the Treaty: Art. 352 (1).

Question 27

SLP annual budget

Answer 27

European Commission draws up a draft budget 1 Sep Council position 1 Oct European Parliament may approve or amend (by a majority of its Members) 42 days

Question 28

MFF procedure

Answer 28

Council shall act unanimously | after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament, which shall be given by a majority of its component members.

Question 29

SLP The Council, acting unanimously, after consulting the European Parliament

Answer 29

Lots of fiscal details: judicial cooperation in civil matters - family law: Art. 81 (3); police cooperation: Art. 87 (3) and 89; tax provisions: Art. 113; approximation of laws: Art. 115; language arrangements for European intellectual property rights: Art. 118; economic policy (excessive deficits): Art. 126 (14); monetary policy (other tasks of the European Central Bank): Art. 127 (6); economic policy (excessive deficits): Art. 153 (2); environment (especially fiscal measures): Art. 192 (2); energy (measures primarily of a fiscal nature): Art. 194 (3); association of overseas countries and territories: Art. 203;

Question 30

Accession decision

Answer 30

COM opinion EP consent by a majority of its Members Council unanimous approval accession treaty is signed by the applicant state and the Member States

Question 31

EP groups

Answer 31

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Renew Europe Group Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance Identity and Democracy Group European Conservatives and Reformists Group The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL

Question 32

The six executive agencies

Answer 32

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA); European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA); Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA); Research Executive Agency (REA); The Innovative & Networks Executive Agency (INEA).

Question 33

Decentralised agencies: adopting individual decisions

Answer 33

Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) - Anvers European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) - Alicante European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) - Cologne European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) - Helsinki Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) - Ljuljana European Banking Authority (EBA) - PAirs European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Paris

Question 34

Decentralised agencies: providing direct assistance

Answer 34

European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), Lisbob European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Parama European Union Agency for Railways, Valenciennes European Medicines Agency (EMA), Amsterdam, Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC), Riga European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), Frankfurt Single Resolution Board (SRB)

Question 35

Decentralised agencies: operational activities:

Answer 35

European GNSS Agency (GSA), Pargue European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX), Warsaw The European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit (EUROJUST), The Hague European Union Agency for Law Enforcement (CEPOL), Budapest European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation Training (EUROPOL), The Hague European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), Vigo European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA), Talinn

Question 36

Decentralised agencies: gathering, analysing and forwarding o

Answer 36

European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), Thessaloniki European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND), Dublin, European Environment Agency (EEA), Copenhagen European Training Foundation (ETF), Turin European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Lisbon European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), Bilbao European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), Herakilion. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Vienna European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), Vilnius European Asylum Support Office (EASO), Valetta

Question 37

Common Security and Defense Policy:

Answer 37

European Defense Agency (EDA), Brussels/ European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), PAris European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC), Tera...