EU law worksheet with answers

Which treaty created the European Union and introduced EU citizenship?

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

Which body adopts the EU's annual budget together with the Council?

1. AThe European Central Bank
2. BThe Court of Auditors
3. CThe European Council
4. DThe European Parliament

The free movement of capital under Article 63 TFEU applies to movements:

1. AOnly between member states of the euro area
2. BBetween member states and also between member states and third countries
3. COnly between member states, and with third countries only by special agreement
4. DOnly to transfers made by governments

The Bosman judgment (1995) held that football transfer rules for out-of-contract players and nationality quotas:

1. AOnly breached competition law, not free movement
2. BWere outside EU law because sport is not economic
3. CWere justified by the need for national teams
4. DBreached the free movement of workers

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

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

Directives generally do NOT have:

1. AAny legal effect at all
2. BHorizontal direct effect between private parties
3. CBinding force after the transposition deadline
4. DVertical direct effect against the state

Under the indirect effect principle (Von Colson, Marleasing), national courts must:

1. AIgnore national law that conflicts with any directive in private disputes
2. BInterpret national law as far as possible in conformity with directives
3. CRefer every case to the Court of Justice
4. DApply directives only after the Commission approves

The Kadi judgment (2008) is significant because the CJEU held that:

1. AEU measures implementing UN Security Council resolutions must respect EU fundamental rights
2. BThe EU has no competence in foreign policy
3. CUN Security Council resolutions always prevail over EU fundamental rights under the UN Charter
4. DIndividuals can never challenge sanctions