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1.Easy

How many Commissioners are there in the European Commission?

  1. AOne from each member state, including the President and High Representative
  2. BTwo from each of the larger member states and one from each of the smaller ones
  3. CA number set each year by the European Parliament
  4. DOne for every ten million EU inhabitants
2.Easy

Which are the four freedoms of the EU internal market?

  1. AFree movement of goods, persons, services and capital
  2. BFree education, health care, housing and transport
  3. CFree trade, free elections, free media and free courts
  4. DFreedom of speech, religion, assembly and press
3.Easy

Where is the European Central Bank based?

  1. ABrussels
  2. BFrankfurt am Main
  3. CParis
  4. DLuxembourg
4.Medium

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

  1. AJobs in companies that have government contracts
  2. BAny job paid for by public funds
  3. CAll jobs in the public sector, including those of nurses, teachers and railway workers employed by the state
  4. DPosts involving the exercise of public power and safeguarding the general interests of the state
5.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. CTwo member states
  4. DFour member states
6.Medium

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

  1. AEstablishment always requires forming a company
  2. BServices are provided only through a permanent office or branch in the host member state
  3. CServices can only be provided by employees
  4. DEstablishment involves activity on a stable and continuous basis in the host state
7.Hard

In Dorsch Consult (1997), the Court listed factors for deciding whether a body is a "court or tribunal" that may refer under Article 267, including whether it:

  1. AHas judges who trained in EU law
  2. BIs called a court in national law and hears appeals from the lower courts
  3. CIs established by law, permanent, independent and applies rules of law
  4. DIs a court of last instance
8.Hard

Under Article 263 TFEU, a private applicant may challenge a regulatory act that does not need implementing measures if it is:

  1. AOf interest to them in any way
  2. BAdopted unanimously
  3. COf direct concern to them
  4. DPublished in a national newspaper

Answer key

  1. 1. A · One from each member state, including the President and High Representative
  2. 2. A · Free movement of goods, persons, services and capital
  3. 3. B · Frankfurt am Main
  4. 4. D · Posts involving the exercise of public power and safeguarding the general interests of the state
  5. 5. D · Four member states
  6. 6. D · Establishment involves activity on a stable and continuous basis in the host state
  7. 7. C · Is established by law, permanent, independent and applies rules of law
  8. 8. C · Of direct concern to them

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