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1.Easy

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU has the same legal value as the Treaties since:

  1. AThe Treaty of Lisbon (2009)
  2. BThe Brexit agreement (2020)
  3. CThe Maastricht Treaty (1993)
  4. DThe Treaty of Rome (1957)
2.Easy

The European Council consists of:

  1. AThe heads of state or government of the member states, its President and the Commission President
  2. BThe ministers of the member states for each policy area, chaired by the rotating Council presidency
  3. CThe Members of the European Parliament elected in each state
  4. DThe judges of the Court of Justice and the General Court
3.Easy

Which TFEU article guarantees the freedom of establishment?

  1. AArticle 45
  2. BArticle 49
  3. CArticle 63
  4. DArticle 110
4.Medium

In Foto-Frost (1987), the Court held that national courts:

  1. ACan freely declare EU acts invalid
  2. BCannot declare an EU act invalid themselves and must refer the question
  3. CMust apply EU acts even if the Court of Justice has already declared them invalid
  4. DCannot refer validity questions to the Court of Justice
5.Medium

In Lawrie-Blum (1986), the Court defined a "worker" under Article 45 TFEU as a person who:

  1. AEarns at least the national minimum wage for a year
  2. BHolds a permanent full-time contract of employment registered with the authorities of the host member state
  3. CIs registered with a national trade union
  4. DPerforms services for and under the direction of another in return for remuneration
6.Medium

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

  1. ASupporting competence
  2. BNo EU competence at all
  3. CExclusive competence
  4. DShared competence
7.Hard

EU citizenship case law (Zambrano) established that a third-country national parent of a child who is an EU citizen may have a right of residence when:

  1. ARefusal would deprive the child of the genuine enjoyment of the substance of EU citizenship rights
  2. BThe parent has lived lawfully in the child's member state for at least five years before applying for residence
  3. CThe parent pays a residence fee
  4. DThe child is older than 18
8.Hard

The Weiss (PSPP) judgment of the German Federal Constitutional Court in 2020 was controversial because it:

  1. AWithdrew Germany from the EU
  2. BAbolished the euro in Germany
  3. CAccepted unlimited supremacy of EU law
  4. DDeclared a CJEU judgment ultra vires and not binding in Germany

Answer key

  1. 1. A · The Treaty of Lisbon (2009)
  2. 2. A · The heads of state or government of the member states, its President and the Commission President
  3. 3. B · Article 49
  4. 4. B · Cannot declare an EU act invalid themselves and must refer the question
  5. 5. D · Performs services for and under the direction of another in return for remuneration
  6. 6. D · Shared competence
  7. 7. A · Refusal would deprive the child of the genuine enjoyment of the substance of EU citizenship rights
  8. 8. D · Declared a CJEU judgment ultra vires and not binding in Germany

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