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1.Easy

Which TFEU article guarantees the freedom of establishment?

  1. AArticle 110
  2. BArticle 49
  3. CArticle 63
  4. DArticle 45
2.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. CAppointed by the Court of Justice
  4. DElected directly by EU citizens in a separate vote
3.Easy

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

  1. AOnly to transfers made by governments
  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 between member states of the euro area
4.Medium

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

  1. AHalf of the member states
  2. BTwo member states
  3. CFour member states
  4. DTen member states
5.Medium

Which of these can NOT be used to justify a restriction on imports under Article 36 TFEU?

  1. AProtection of industrial and commercial property
  2. BProtecting the national economy from competition
  3. CProtection of human health
  4. DPublic morality
6.Medium

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

  1. AAnnul the conflicting national law itself
  2. BExpel the state from the EU
  3. CImpose a lump sum or penalty payment on the state
  4. DSuspend the state's voting rights in the Council
7.Hard

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

  1. AThe EU has no competence in foreign policy
  2. BUN Security Council resolutions always prevail over EU fundamental rights under the UN Charter
  3. CIndividuals can never challenge sanctions
  4. DEU measures implementing UN Security Council resolutions must respect EU fundamental rights
8.Hard

In Faccini Dori (1994), a consumer tried to rely on an untransposed consumer directive against a private company. The Court held that:

  1. ADirectives cannot of themselves impose obligations on individuals, so she could not rely on it
  2. BThe directive was invalid because it had not been transposed
  3. CThe company was an emanation of the state
  4. DThe directive had horizontal direct effect, because consumers are the weaker contracting parties

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Article 49
  2. 2. B · Proposed by the European Council by qualified majority, then elected by the European Parliament
  3. 3. B · Between member states and also between member states and third countries
  4. 4. C · Four member states
  5. 5. B · Protecting the national economy from competition
  6. 6. C · Impose a lump sum or penalty payment on the state
  7. 7. D · EU measures implementing UN Security Council resolutions must respect EU fundamental rights
  8. 8. A · Directives cannot of themselves impose obligations on individuals, so she could not rely on it

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