Quiz: Widening the Union Flashcards
(30 cards)
Which two EU states appointed unelected Prime Ministers for a period during the financial crisis?
Greece and Italy
How has the Treaty of Amsterdam been characterised?
As a modest treaty
The 2014-2020 budget represented a 3 per cent reduction on the previous multi-annual budget. What policy areas experienced a reduction in support?
Common Agricultural Policy
In May 2010, the EU and which of the following organisations agreed financial assistance of 110 billion Euro over three years to support the struggling Greek economy?
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The failure to ratify the Constitutional Treaty and the difficulties in ratifying the Lisbon Treaty suggest that the EU is subject to which of the following?
Constraining dissensus
Which term best accounts for the causes of the economic difficulties in the EU after 2007?
Endogenous and exogenous
What circumstances led to increased optimism regarding Turkey’s EU membership application?
A change in government in Germany, A stronger Turkish commitment to meeting the Copenhagen criteria, Improvement in Turkish-Greek relations
True or False: The election of Francois Hollande in 2012 strengthened the Franco-German relationship.
False
The 1994 Essen European Council put which foreign policy areas on the agenda?
The Maghreb and Middle East
c. Central and Eastern Europe
Which state began accession negotiations with the EU in 2014?
Serbia
What were the recommendations of the 1989 Delors Report?
Progress toward monetary union and a single currency
Who famously described the TEU as a “treaty too far”?
Margaret Thatcher
What were the main findings of the 2004 Kok report on progress toward the Union’s Lisbon agenda goals?
The Union needed to improve its coordination and focus on key areas of growth and sustainability
What issue was a sticking point during negotiations to prepare Europe for enlargement?
Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
What anti-EU party enjoyed significant electoral gains in the 2014 European Parliament elections in the UK?
UK Independence Party
What impact did the 2003 war in Iraq have on European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)?
It created divisions among member states
Which of the following policy and institutional reforms were not included in the Treaty on European Union?
Electing judges of the European Court of Judges
True or false: The Treaty of Nice extended qualified majority voting.
True
True or false: The ratification of the TEU was difficult in many member states, eliciting a public backlash.
True
True or false: After a long and difficult process of negotiation, the Constitutional Treaty failed because of the refusal of some member states to sign it.
False
Which of the following states received EU bail-outs?
Ireland, Portugal, Cyprus
Which member states joined the EU in the 1995 EFTA enlargement?
Sweden, Finland and Austria
What characterized the 2004 European Parliamentary elections?
None of the mentioned choices
What was the Lisbon Strategy?
A programme on employment, economic growth and social cohesion
