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1.Easy

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

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

Under Article 288 TFEU, recommendations and opinions:

  1. ABind only the Commission
  2. BHave no binding force
  3. CAre binding on all member states
  4. DBecome binding after five years
3.Easy

Under Directive 2004/38, an EU citizen acquires a right of permanent residence in a host member state after:

  1. AFive years of continuous legal residence
  2. BOne year of employment
  3. CTen years of residence
  4. DThree months of residence
4.Medium

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

  1. ANo EU competence at all
  2. BExclusive competence
  3. CShared competence
  4. DSupporting competence
5.Medium

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

  1. ASuspend the state's voting rights in the Council
  2. BImpose a lump sum or penalty payment on the state
  3. CExpel the state from the EU
  4. DAnnul the conflicting national law itself
6.Medium

Article 34 TFEU prohibits:

  1. AQuantitative restrictions on imports and measures having equivalent effect between member states
  2. BState aid to companies
  3. CCartels between undertakings
  4. DDiscrimination based on nationality in employment and the provision of services between member states
7.Hard

In R v Henn and Darby (1979), a UK ban on importing pornographic material was held to be:

  1. AUnjustified because the UK allowed some domestic pornography
  2. BJustified on grounds of public morality under Article 36
  3. COutside Article 34 because it concerned only books
  4. DA customs duty contrary to Article 30
8.Hard

In Köbler (2003), the Court of Justice held that state liability can arise from:

  1. AA manifest infringement of EU law by a national court of last instance
  2. BAny error of interpretation made by a national court of first instance, however minor
  3. CDecisions of the Court of Justice itself
  4. DOnly failures of the national legislature

Answer key

  1. 1. A · The European Parliament
  2. 2. B · Have no binding force
  3. 3. A · Five years of continuous legal residence
  4. 4. C · Shared competence
  5. 5. B · Impose a lump sum or penalty payment on the state
  6. 6. A · Quantitative restrictions on imports and measures having equivalent effect between member states
  7. 7. B · Justified on grounds of public morality under Article 36
  8. 8. A · A manifest infringement of EU law by a national court of last instance

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