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1.Easy

Under the Lisbon rules, a qualified majority in the Council normally requires:

  1. ATwo-thirds of member states and half of the population
  2. BAt least 55% of member states representing at least 65% of the EU population
  3. CAll member states except one
  4. DA simple majority of member states, provided they represent at least half of the EU population
2.Easy

Under Article 20 TFEU, who is a citizen of the European Union?

  1. AEvery person holding the nationality of a member state
  2. BEvery person living legally in the EU for five years
  3. CEvery person born on EU territory
  4. DEvery person who works in an EU member state
3.Easy

The free movement of capital under Article 63 TFEU applies to movements:

  1. AOnly between member states of the euro area
  2. BOnly between member states, and with third countries only by special agreement
  3. CBetween member states and also between member states and third countries
  4. DOnly to transfers made by governments
4.Medium

An agreement caught by Article 101(1) TFEU may be exempted under Article 101(3) if, among other conditions, it:

  1. AIs notified to and approved by the Commission or the national competition authority in advance
  2. BInvolves companies with combined market shares over 50%
  3. CHas been in operation for more than five years
  4. DImproves production or distribution and allows consumers a fair share of the benefit
5.Medium

Which of these can NOT be used to justify a restriction on imports under Article 36 TFEU?

  1. APublic morality
  2. BProtection of industrial and commercial property
  3. CProtecting the national economy from competition
  4. DProtection of human health
6.Medium

Under the Lisbon voting rules, a blocking minority in the Council must include at least:

  1. ATen member states
  2. BHalf of the member states
  3. CFour member states
  4. DTwo member states
7.Hard

The "Melloni" judgment held that a member state may NOT:

  1. ARefer questions to the Court of Justice
  2. BEver protect fundamental rights more than the EU
  3. CApply a higher national standard of fundamental rights where it would undermine the primacy, unity and effectiveness of EU law in a fully harmonised area
  4. DExecute any European Arrest Warrant
8.Hard

In Köbler (2003), the Court of Justice held that state liability can arise from:

  1. AOnly failures of the national legislature
  2. BDecisions of the Court of Justice itself
  3. CA manifest infringement of EU law by a national court of last instance
  4. DAny error of interpretation made by a national court of first instance, however minor

Answer key

  1. 1. B · At least 55% of member states representing at least 65% of the EU population
  2. 2. A · Every person holding the nationality of a member state
  3. 3. C · Between member states and also between member states and third countries
  4. 4. D · Improves production or distribution and allows consumers a fair share of the benefit
  5. 5. C · Protecting the national economy from competition
  6. 6. C · Four member states
  7. 7. C · Apply a higher national standard of fundamental rights where it would undermine the primacy, unity and effectiveness of EU law in a fully harmonised area
  8. 8. C · A manifest infringement of EU law by a national court of last instance

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