EU law worksheet with answers

How is the President of the European Commission chosen?

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

Who represents the member state governments in EU law-making?

1. AThe Court of Auditors
2. BThe European Commission
3. CThe European Parliament
4. DThe Council of the EU

Under Article 20 TFEU, who is a citizen of the European Union?

1. AEvery person born on EU territory
2. BEvery person living legally in the EU for five years
3. CEvery person holding the nationality of a member state
4. DEvery person who works in an EU member state

The European Parliament can force the whole Commission to resign through:

1. AA motion of censure passed by a two-thirds majority of votes cast, representing a majority of MEPs
2. BA judgment of the Court of Justice
3. CA unanimous decision of the European Council
4. DA simple majority vote of the Council

A member state grants a subsidy to a company without notifying the Commission. Under the state aid rules, the state:

1. AHas acted lawfully if the subsidy was small in its view
2. BMust pay a fine to every competitor
3. CBreached the standstill obligation and may be required to recover the aid
4. DMust obtain approval from the European Parliament afterwards to legalise the aid

An agreement caught by Article 101(1) TFEU may be exempted under Article 101(3) if, among other conditions, it:

1. AImproves production or distribution and allows consumers a fair share of the benefit
2. BInvolves companies with combined market shares over 50%
3. CIs notified to and approved by the Commission or the national competition authority in advance
4. DHas been in operation for more than five years

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 child is older than 18
4. DThe parent pays a residence fee

In Rottmann (2010), Germany withdrew a naturalisation obtained by deception, leaving the person stateless. The Court held:

1. AMember states can never withdraw nationality once granted if doing so would make the person stateless
2. BThe withdrawal fell within the scope of EU law and had to respect the principle of proportionality
3. CThe person automatically regained his previous nationality
4. DNationality is purely national, so EU law is irrelevant