The EU

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Which is the only directly elected body in the EU?
The EU parliament
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How often does the council of ministers for justice meet?
Once every three months
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How often does the council meet?
Every six months
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How often does the presidency of the Council of Ministers rotate?
Every six months
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Who is the current president of the commission?
Jean-Claude Juncker
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Who is the current council president?
Donald Tusk
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How many commissioners are there?
Twenty eight
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Who nominates the commission president?
The council
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Who has to approve the commission president nomination?
The EU parliament
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Who nominates the commissioners?
The member states
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What should the commissioners work on behalf of?
The EU as a whole
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What shouldn't the commissioner work on behalf of?
Their country's interest
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How many member states are there?
Twenty Eight
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What does the commission act in accordance with?
The rulings of the council
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Which two bodies can alter and reject new laws?
The council and parliament
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Who creates new laws?
The commission
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Who can force the resignation of the commission president?
The Parliament
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Who has to approve commissioners?
The parliament
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Does the parliament have to fully approve the council's budget?
Only partially
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Who sits in the Council of Ministers?
The prospective policy area ministers from member states
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What does the EU Parliament represent?
The people of the EU
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How can the EU parliament keep the Council of Ministers and the Commission in check?
Set up Investigation Committees
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Where would you find the Agricultural Committee?
The EU Parliament
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What do members of the EU parliament work in?
Committees
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How is the position of the EU parliament demonstrated on different topics?
Through Committee reports
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Give an example of the EU Commission passing a bill which has helped EU citizens
Reducing roaming charges
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When does the commission meet?
Every Wednesday
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Where does the commission meet?
Brussels
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What is said to be the driving force of the EU?
The Commission
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Which part of the commission was first responsible for proposing the possibility of reducing roaming charges?
The college of commissioners
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Who is Guardian of the Treaties?
The Commission
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Who is the British commissioner?
Lord Hill
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Who manages the policies and budget of the EU?
The commission
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Who performs representative tasks on behalf of the EU beyond its borders?
The commission
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What does the international dimension task fulfilled by the EU Commission do?
It negotiates trade deals with international countries and establishing development programmes in developing countries
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What are the key powers and roles of the Commission?
Right of policy initiative, international dimension, guardian of the treaties and policy implementation
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What was the formed in 1951?
The European Coal and Steel Community
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What was the first body of the EU?
The ECSC
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How many countries were a part of the ECSC?
Six
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What was formed in 1957?
The European Economic Community
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What was the aim of the EEC?
To make trade easier among member states
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When did the UK join the EEC?
1973
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When was the Single European Act signed?
1986
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What was the aim of the SEA?
To further reduce trade boundaries
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What treaty officially created the EU?
The Maastricht Treaty
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When was the Maastricht Treaty signed?
1993
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What was the last country to join the EU?
Croatia
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Other than creating the EU, what else did the Maastricht Treaty do?
Introduced cooperation between governments on things like defence and justice
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When was the Euro introduced?
2002
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What treaty led to the creation of the ECSC?
The Schuman Declaration
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Give examples of party families in the EU
Christian Democrats/Conservatives, Greens, National Conservatives, Liberals, Far Left and Eurosceptics
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Does the president of the council take part in votes?
No
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