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1.Easy

Which TFEU article prohibits the abuse of a dominant position?

  1. AArticle 101
  2. BArticle 56
  3. CArticle 107
  4. DArticle 102
2.Easy

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

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

Where is the European Central Bank based?

  1. ALuxembourg
  2. BBrussels
  3. CFrankfurt am Main
  4. DParis
4.Medium

The European Parliament can force the whole Commission to resign through:

  1. AA motion of censure passed by a two-thirds majority of votes cast, representing a majority of MEPs
  2. BA unanimous decision of the European Council
  3. CA simple majority vote of the Council
  4. DA judgment of the Court of Justice
5.Medium

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

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

Which article of the TFEU prohibits anti-competitive agreements between undertakings?

  1. AArticle 107
  2. BArticle 45
  3. CArticle 102
  4. DArticle 101
7.Hard

In Les Verts v European Parliament (1986), the Court held that acts of the Parliament intended to have legal effects on third parties:

  1. ACan only be challenged by member states
  2. BCan be challenged, because the Community is based on the rule of law
  3. CAre immune from review because the Parliament is directly elected by the citizens
  4. DAre reviewable only by national constitutional courts
8.Hard

In Opinion 2/13 (2014), the Court of Justice held that the draft agreement on EU accession to the ECHR:

  1. AWas unnecessary because the EU had already acceded
  2. BCould only be ratified by a referendum in each state
  3. CWas incompatible with the Treaties, in part because it threatened the autonomy of EU law
  4. DWas compatible with the Treaties, provided the Council approved it unanimously after consulting Parliament

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Article 102
  2. 2. B · Between member states and also between member states and third countries
  3. 3. C · Frankfurt am Main
  4. 4. A · A motion of censure passed by a two-thirds majority of votes cast, representing a majority of MEPs
  5. 5. A · Protecting the national economy from competition
  6. 6. D · Article 101
  7. 7. B · Can be challenged, because the Community is based on the rule of law
  8. 8. C · Was incompatible with the Treaties, in part because it threatened the autonomy of EU law

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