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1.Easy

How is the President of the European Commission chosen?

  1. AChosen by the outgoing Commission
  2. BProposed by the European Council by qualified majority, then elected by the European Parliament
  3. CElected directly by EU citizens in a separate vote
  4. DAppointed by the Court of Justice
2.Easy

Where is the Court of Justice of the European Union based?

  1. ABrussels
  2. BLuxembourg
  3. CStrasbourg
  4. DThe Hague
3.Easy

Which treaty article contains the principle of sincere cooperation between the EU and member states?

  1. AArticle 4(3) TEU
  2. BArticle 34 TFEU
  3. CArticle 50 TEU
  4. DArticle 267 TFEU
4.Medium

A member state taxes imported whisky more heavily than a similar domestic spirit. Which provision is most directly breached?

  1. AArticle 30 TFEU on customs duties and charges having equivalent effect
  2. BArticle 45 TFEU on workers
  3. CArticle 110 TFEU on discriminatory internal taxation
  4. DArticle 101 TFEU on cartels
5.Medium

Under Article 51 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the Charter binds member states:

  1. ANever, as it binds only the EU institutions
  2. BIn all their activities, including purely national matters
  3. COnly when they are implementing EU law
  4. DOnly when their constitution allows it
6.Medium

What is the consequence under Article 101(2) TFEU of an agreement prohibited by Article 101(1) and not exempted?

  1. AIt becomes a state aid
  2. BIt remains valid but cannot be enforced against consumers
  3. CIt is automatically void
  4. DIt must be renegotiated within a year
7.Hard

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. CIndividuals can never challenge sanctions
  4. DUN Security Council resolutions always prevail over EU fundamental rights under the UN Charter
8.Hard

The "Melloni" judgment held that a member state may NOT:

  1. ARefer questions to the Court of Justice
  2. BApply a higher national standard of fundamental rights where it would undermine the primacy, unity and effectiveness of EU law in a fully harmonised area
  3. CEver protect fundamental rights more than the EU
  4. DExecute any European Arrest Warrant

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Proposed by the European Council by qualified majority, then elected by the European Parliament
  2. 2. B · Luxembourg
  3. 3. A · Article 4(3) TEU
  4. 4. C · Article 110 TFEU on discriminatory internal taxation
  5. 5. C · Only when they are implementing EU law
  6. 6. C · It is automatically void
  7. 7. A · EU measures implementing UN Security Council resolutions must respect EU fundamental rights
  8. 8. B · Apply a higher national standard of fundamental rights where it would undermine the primacy, unity and effectiveness of EU law in a fully harmonised area

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