EU law worksheet with answers

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

1. AAll member states except one
2. BA simple majority of member states, provided they represent at least half of the EU population
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 EU court hears most direct actions brought by individuals and companies at first instance?

1. AThe General Court
2. BThe Court of Justice
3. CThe Court of Auditors
4. DThe European Court of Human Rights

Under Article 288 TFEU, an EU decision is:

1. ABinding only after approval by national parliaments
2. BBinding in its entirety, and on those to whom it is addressed if it names addressees
3. CBinding only as to the result to be achieved by each state
4. DA non-binding statement of the institution's opinion addressed to member states or individuals

Article 34 TFEU prohibits:

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

In Lawrie-Blum (1986), the Court defined a "worker" under Article 45 TFEU as a person who:

1. APerforms services for and under the direction of another in return for remuneration
2. BEarns at least the national minimum wage for a year
3. CHolds a permanent full-time contract of employment registered with the authorities of the host member state
4. DIs registered with a national trade union

In Van Binsbergen (1974), a Dutch rule requiring legal representatives to reside in the Netherlands was examined. The Court held that:

1. ALegal services are outside the scope of the Treaty
2. BOnly regulations can create rights for service providers
3. CMember states may always require residence for professionals involved in the administration of justice
4. DThe freedom to provide services is directly effective and residence requirements need justification

EU citizenship case law (Zambrano) established that a third-country national parent of a child who is an EU citizen may have a right of residence when:

1. ARefusal would deprive the child of the genuine enjoyment of the substance of EU citizenship rights
2. BThe parent has lived lawfully in the child's member state for at least five years before applying for residence
3. CThe child is older than 18
4. DThe parent pays a residence fee

In Åkerberg Fransson (2013), a Swedish fisherman faced tax penalties and criminal proceedings for VAT fraud. The Court held that the Charter applied because:

1. AThe national measures fell within the scope of EU law on VAT and the EU's financial interests
2. BThe Charter applies to every action of a member state, whether or not it involves EU law in any way
3. CSweden had incorporated the Charter into its constitution
4. DThe fisherman was an EU institution employee