EU law worksheet with answers

Under Article 258 TFEU, infringement proceedings against a member state are normally started by:

1. AThe European Parliament
2. BAn individual citizen
3. CA national court
4. DThe European Commission

Which treaty created the European Union and introduced EU citizenship?

1. AThe Treaty of Rome
2. BThe Maastricht Treaty
3. CThe Single European Act
4. DThe Treaty of Amsterdam

The European Ombudsman investigates complaints about:

1. ABreaches of EU law by private companies
2. BMaladministration by EU institutions and bodies
3. CHuman rights violations by member states
4. DCrimes committed by EU citizens

In Dillenkofer (1996), the Court held that a complete failure to transpose a directive on time is:

1. ANever a ground for state liability
2. BIn itself a sufficiently serious breach for state liability
3. CExcused if the state was busy with elections
4. DSerious only if the Commission has first warned the state in a reasoned opinion

The preliminary reference procedure under Article 267 TFEU allows:

1. ANational courts to ask the CJEU questions on the interpretation or validity of EU law
2. BThe Parliament to dismiss judges
3. CThe Commission to fine member states
4. DIndividuals to bring actions against member states directly before the Court of Justice in Luxembourg

The "public service" exception in Article 45(4) TFEU covers:

1. AAll jobs in the public sector, including those of nurses, teachers and railway workers employed by the state
2. BAny job paid for by public funds
3. CPosts involving the exercise of public power and safeguarding the general interests of the state
4. DJobs in companies that have government contracts

In Inter-Environnement Wallonie (1997), the Court held that during the transposition period of a directive, member states:

1. AMust refrain from adopting measures liable to seriously compromise the result the directive prescribes
2. BAre free to adopt any measure until the deadline expires, even one directly contrary to the directive's aims
3. CMay ask the Commission to extend the deadline indefinitely
4. DMust already apply the directive in full

In Egenberger (2018), the Court held that Article 21 of the Charter (non-discrimination):

1. AIs a mere principle that cannot be relied on in court
2. BIs sufficient in itself to confer a right that individuals can rely on in disputes between private parties
3. CRequires national implementing legislation or secondary EU law before it has any effect in private disputes
4. DApplies only to EU institutions and never to private employers