EU Policies and Law

Mark the key factor for determining the EU policy

• current leadership of the European Commission

• current political situation in the world

• multilateral agreements of the EU with external actors

Mark a pillar of the Single European Market

• Agriculture

• Competition

Within the EU is the following true: Whenever possible legislation does not seek to harmonize but to approximate

• Yes

• No

Within the EU is the following true: As long as essential conditions are met MSs must mutually recognise each other’s specific standards

• Yes

• No

Within EU is the following true: No MS can gain a competitive advantage by having access to cheaper raw materials and none can make a profit from exporting imported goods to an EU partners

• Yes

• No

Mark a functional policy of the EU

• Cohesion

• Foreign affairs

Mark a policy with considerable EU policy involvement:

• Fishing

• Social welfare

• Education

• Market

Mark a policy which is by nature a mixture of legal regulation and inter-state cooperation

• Trade

• Education

• Energy

• Transport

Within the ordinary legislative procedure, is the following true: During the second reading in the Council there is no possibility for introducing amendments.

• Yes

• No

How many steps of reading and deciding between Council and Parliament are officially possible in the ordinary legislative procedure?

• 2 steps only

• 3 steps only

• 4 steps only

• 5 steps only

• 6 with a possibility of 7 steps