EU law worksheet with answers

Where is the European Central Bank based?

1. AParis
2. BBrussels
3. CFrankfurt am Main
4. DLuxembourg

Which treaty created the European Union and introduced EU citizenship?

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

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU has the same legal value as the Treaties since:

1. AThe Treaty of Lisbon (2009)
2. BThe Treaty of Rome (1957)
3. CThe Brexit agreement (2020)
4. DThe Maastricht Treaty (1993)

In Brasserie du Pêcheur and Factortame III (1996), the Court held that state liability:

1. ARequires proof that the state acted intentionally
2. BNever applies to acts of a national parliament
3. CCan arise from acts of the national legislature, if the breach is sufficiently serious
4. DOnly arises from failure to transpose a directive, not from other acts of the national legislature

A member state grants a subsidy to a company without notifying the Commission. Under the state aid rules, the state:

1. AMust pay a fine to every competitor
2. BMust obtain approval from the European Parliament afterwards to legalise the aid
3. CHas acted lawfully if the subsidy was small in its view
4. DBreached the standstill obligation and may be required to recover the aid

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

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

In the Factortame litigation, the CJEU held that national courts must:

1. AApply national statutes until the national parliament itself repeals any rule that conflicts with EU law
2. BRefer the case to the European Court of Human Rights
3. CBe able to grant interim relief setting aside a national rule that may breach EU law
4. DWait for Parliament to amend the statute first

In Säger v Dennemeyer (1991), the Court held that Article 56 TFEU requires the abolition of:

1. AAll national licensing requirements, without exception, even where they protect service recipients and are applied proportionately
2. BAny restriction, even if non-discriminatory, liable to prohibit or impede the services of a provider from another member state
3. COnly rules that openly discriminate on grounds of nationality
4. DOnly rules adopted after the provider has arrived