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1.Easy

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

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

The European Council consists of:

  1. AThe heads of state or government of the member states, its President and the Commission President
  2. BThe Members of the European Parliament elected in each state
  3. CThe judges of the Court of Justice and the General Court
  4. DThe ministers of the member states for each policy area, chaired by the rotating Council presidency
3.Easy

How is the President of the European Commission chosen?

  1. AAppointed by the Court of Justice
  2. BChosen by the outgoing Commission
  3. CProposed by the European Council by qualified majority, then elected by the European Parliament
  4. DElected directly by EU citizens in a separate vote
4.Medium

Environmental policy is an example of which type of EU competence?

  1. ANo EU competence at all
  2. BSupporting competence
  3. CExclusive competence
  4. DShared competence
5.Medium

Under Directive 2004/38, an EU citizen may reside in another member state for up to three months:

  1. AOnly if they register with the police on arrival
  2. BWith only a valid identity card or passport and no other conditions
  3. COnly if they prove sufficient resources and comprehensive sickness insurance
  4. DOnly if they have a job offer in that state
6.Medium

Under the Lisbon voting rules, a blocking minority in the Council must include at least:

  1. ATwo member states
  2. BFour member states
  3. CHalf of the member states
  4. DTen member states
7.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. BOf direct concern to them
  3. CAdopted unanimously
  4. DPublished in a national newspaper
8.Hard

In Egenberger (2018), the Court held that Article 21 of the Charter (non-discrimination):

  1. AApplies only to EU institutions and never to private employers
  2. BRequires national implementing legislation or secondary EU law before it has any effect in private disputes
  3. CIs a mere principle that cannot be relied on in court
  4. DIs sufficient in itself to confer a right that individuals can rely on in disputes between private parties

Answer key

  1. 1. C · The Treaty of Lisbon (2009)
  2. 2. A · The heads of state or government of the member states, its President and the Commission President
  3. 3. C · Proposed by the European Council by qualified majority, then elected by the European Parliament
  4. 4. D · Shared competence
  5. 5. B · With only a valid identity card or passport and no other conditions
  6. 6. B · Four member states
  7. 7. B · Of direct concern to them
  8. 8. D · Is sufficient in itself to confer a right that individuals can rely on in disputes between private parties

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