EU law worksheet with answers

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

1. AA simple majority of member states, provided they represent at least half of the EU population
2. BAll member states except one
3. CAt least 55% of member states representing at least 65% of the EU population
4. DTwo-thirds of member states and half of the population

Which article of the TEU allows a member state to leave the EU?

1. AArticle 48
2. BArticle 50
3. CArticle 7
4. DArticle 267

What is the main task of the European Court of Auditors?

1. ADrafting the EU's annual budget proposal and presenting it to the European Parliament for approval
2. BSetting interest rates for the euro area
3. CExamining the EU's accounts and checking that its revenue and spending are lawful and sound
4. DHearing appeals against national court judgments

According to Gebhard (1995), what mainly distinguishes establishment from the provision of services?

1. AServices are provided only through a permanent office or branch in the host member state
2. BEstablishment always requires forming a company
3. CEstablishment involves activity on a stable and continuous basis in the host state
4. DServices can only be provided by employees

Article 34 TFEU prohibits:

1. AState aid to companies
2. BCartels between undertakings
3. CDiscrimination based on nationality in employment and the provision of services between member states
4. DQuantitative restrictions on imports and measures having equivalent effect between member states

In Ratti (1979), the Court held that an individual could NOT rely on a directive against the state:

1. AAfter the transposition deadline had expired
2. BIf the directive was clear and unconditional
3. CBefore the transposition deadline had expired
4. DIf the member state had failed to transpose it

In Solange II (1986), the German Federal Constitutional Court held that it would not review Community law against German fundamental rights:

1. AUntil Germany adopted the euro
2. BUnless the European Parliament had approved the measure
3. CUnder any circumstances, as Community law is always supreme
4. DAs long as the Community ensured effective protection of fundamental rights substantially similar to the German standard

In Baumbast (2002), a German national in the UK lacked sickness insurance covering emergency treatment. The Court held that:

1. AHe had no right to reside because he was no longer working
2. BResidence rights depend entirely on national immigration law once a person has stopped working in the host member state
3. CArticle 21 TFEU gives a directly effective right of residence, and limits on it must be applied proportionately
4. DOnly EU institutions can enforce citizenship rights