EU law worksheet with answers

An EU directive must be:

1. AApplied directly without any national measure
2. BTransposed into national law by a deadline
3. CApproved by a referendum in each state
4. DIgnored if the state disagrees

The Schengen area mainly concerns:

1. AThe election of the European Parliament
2. BThe use of the euro as a single currency
3. CThe common rules on competition between companies
4. DThe abolition of checks on persons at internal borders

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

1. ABrussels
2. BStrasbourg
3. CLuxembourg
4. DThe Hague

According to Gebhard (1995), what mainly distinguishes establishment from the provision of services?

1. AEstablishment involves activity on a stable and continuous basis in the host state
2. BServices are provided only through a permanent office or branch in the host member state
3. CEstablishment always requires forming a company
4. DServices can only be provided by employees

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

1. AOnly when they are implementing EU law
2. BOnly when their constitution allows it
3. CIn all their activities, including purely national matters
4. DNever, as it binds only the EU institutions

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

1. ATen member states
2. BFour member states
3. CHalf of the member states
4. DTwo member states

In R v Bouchereau (1977), the Court held that a member state may expel an EU national on public policy grounds only if their conduct represents:

1. AA burden on the host state's social assistance system or a risk that the person will become unemployed in future
2. BAny criminal conviction in the host state
3. CA breach of the host state's immigration rules
4. DA genuine and sufficiently serious threat affecting one of the fundamental interests of society

In Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (2013), the Court interpreted "regulatory act" in Article 263(4) TFEU to mean:

1. AAn act of general application other than a legislative act
2. BAn act addressed to a specific individual
3. CAny regulation, whether legislative or not
4. DAny act adopted by the Commission or the Council