The European Union is set up with the aim of ending the frequent and bloody wars between neighbours, which culminated in the Second World War. As of 1950, the European Coal and Steel Community begins to unite European countries economically and politically in order to secure lasting peace.
Q. Which of the following is a long term challenge that the European Union is facing?
One of the long-term challenges facing the European Union in the next 50 years is: deciding about further enlargement. Which of the following statements is true of the European Court of Justice? Its decisions are final and cannot be appealed in national courts.
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- Q. Which of the following is a long term challenge that the European Union is facing?
- Q. What is the consequence of the creation of large mass markets?
- Q. What was one of the main features of the Treaty of Maastricht?
- Q. What was the significance of the Maastricht Treaty of 1992?
- Q. What major impact did the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 have on the European Union?
- Q. What country initially rejected the Maastricht Treaty in 1992?
- Q. Why did the UK not join Schengen?
- Q. What are three pillars of the Maastricht Treaty?
- Q. Under what treaty does the EU currently function?
- Q. Who opposed the Maastricht Treaty?
- Q. What was in the Maastricht Treaty?
- Q. Which UK PM signed the Maastricht Treaty?
- Q. Which British Prime Minister signed the Lisbon Treaty?
- Q. Why did UK not adopt the euro?
- Q. Which prime minister signed us up to the EU?
- Q. Which of the following was the outcome of the Treaty of Lisbon signed in 2007?
- Q. What changes did the Treaty of Lisbon make?
- Q. How the Lisbon Treaty changed the decision making process in the European Union?
- Q. What are the main points of the Lisbon Treaty?
- Q. Is the EU democratic or not?
- Q. What kind of democracy is the EU?
Q. What is the consequence of the creation of large mass markets?
What is a consequence of the creation of large mass markets? It will lead to decreased purchasing power. It will increase the significance of small national markets. It will lead to an overall drop in international trade.
Q. What was one of the main features of the Treaty of Maastricht?
The treaty consisted of three main pillars: the European Communities, a common foreign and security policy, and enhanced cooperation in home (domestic) affairs and justice.
Q. What was the significance of the Maastricht Treaty of 1992?
The Treaty introduced European citizenship, allowing citizens to reside in and move freely between Member States. The Treaty established a common foreign and security policy with the aim of “safeguarding the common values, fundamental interests and independence of the Union”.
Q. What major impact did the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 have on the European Union?
A Europe of justice The Maastricht Treaty replaced an imperfect and partial patchwork of direct cooperation between governments. It brought this cooperation under the EU umbrella and opened the way to much more effective and inclusive action between member states.
Q. What country initially rejected the Maastricht Treaty in 1992?
A referendum on the Maastricht Treaty was held in Denmark on 2 June 1992. It was rejected by 50.7% of voters with a turnout of 83.1%. The rejection was a blow to the process of European integration, although the process continued.
Q. Why did the UK not join Schengen?
Given Britain’s desire to maintain its own border controls, it will not join the EU’s passport-free ‘Schengen’ area in the foreseeable future. Ireland also has to stay out because it shares a common travel area with the UK.
Q. What are three pillars of the Maastricht Treaty?
The Maastricht Treaty altered the former European treaties and created a European Union based on three pillars: the European Communities, the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs (JHI).
Q. Under what treaty does the EU currently function?
Treaty on European Union
Q. Who opposed the Maastricht Treaty?
Prime Minister John Major fought for the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty. Margaret Thatcher actively opposed the Maastricht Treaty.
Q. What was in the Maastricht Treaty?
The treaty, in forming the European Union (EU), granted EU citizenship to every person with citizenship of a member state. It enabled people to run for local office and for European Parliament elections in the EU country they lived in, regardless of nationality.
Q. Which UK PM signed the Maastricht Treaty?
At Maastricht, John Major had negotiated a treaty which allowed the European Union to develop, but with the United Kingdom opting out of the ‘Social Chapter’ provisions on employment law.
Q. Which British Prime Minister signed the Lisbon Treaty?
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was the only national representative who was planned to sign the Treaty in the ceremony but did not take part, leaving Foreign Secretary David Miliband to sign the Treaty alone. Instead, he signed the document at a lunch for heads of state and government later the same day.
Q. Why did UK not adopt the euro?
Key Takeaways. The United Kingdom, while part of the European Union, does not use the euro as a common currency. The UK has kept the British Pound because the government has determined the euro does not meet five critical tests that would be necessary to use it.
Q. Which prime minister signed us up to the EU?
The Treaty of Accession was signed in January 1972 by prime minister Edward Heath, leader of the Conservative Party.
Q. Which of the following was the outcome of the Treaty of Lisbon signed in 2007?
A treaty signed in 2007 in Lisbon that gave member states the explicit legal right to leave the EU and merged the three pillars into the single EU (final step in integration). The Lisbon treaty created the function of an EU president and High Representative.
Q. What changes did the Treaty of Lisbon make?
The Lisbon Treaty updated European Union (EU) regulations, establishing more centralized leadership and foreign policy, a process for countries that want to leave the EU, and a streamlined process for enacting new policies.
Q. How the Lisbon Treaty changed the decision making process in the European Union?
The main change brought in by the Lisbon Treaty is the introduction of co-decision as the ordinary legislative procedure – which means the European Parliament will now be playing an equal role with the Council in all legislative policy decisions in the area of agriculture, for example the next reform of the CAP.
Q. What are the main points of the Lisbon Treaty?
Prominent changes included the move from unanimity to qualified majority voting in at least 45 policy areas in the Council of Ministers, a change in calculating such a majority to a new double majority, a more powerful European Parliament forming a bicameral legislature alongside the Council of Ministers under the …
Q. Is the EU democratic or not?
In the European Union, there are two sources of democratic legitimacy: the European Parliament, chosen by the electorates of the individual EU countries; and the Council of the European Union (the “Council of Ministers”), together with the European Council (of heads of national governments), that represent the peoples …
Q. What kind of democracy is the EU?
As of 2015, all European Union member states are representative democracies; however, they do not all have the same political system, with most of the differences arising from different historical backgrounds.
