EU law worksheet with answers

How is the President of the European Commission chosen?

1. AElected directly by EU citizens in a separate vote
2. BAppointed by the Court of Justice
3. CChosen by the outgoing Commission
4. DProposed by the European Council by qualified majority, then elected by the European Parliament

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. BOnly to transfers made by governments
3. CBetween member states and also between member states and third countries
4. DOnly between member states of the euro area

Which TFEU article prohibits restrictions on the freedom to provide services across borders?

1. AArticle 56
2. BArticle 102
3. CArticle 49
4. DArticle 30

If a member state does not comply with a Court judgment finding an infringement, under Article 260(2) TFEU the Court can:

1. AExpel the state from the EU
2. BImpose a lump sum or penalty payment on the state
3. CSuspend the state's voting rights in the Council
4. DAnnul the conflicting national law itself

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

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

Directives generally do NOT have:

1. AVertical direct effect against the state
2. BBinding force after the transposition deadline
3. CAny legal effect at all
4. DHorizontal direct effect between private parties

In Rottmann (2010), Germany withdrew a naturalisation obtained by deception, leaving the person stateless. The Court held:

1. AMember states can never withdraw nationality once granted if doing so would make the person stateless
2. BThe withdrawal fell within the scope of EU law and had to respect the principle of proportionality
3. CNationality is purely national, so EU law is irrelevant
4. DThe person automatically regained his previous nationality

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

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