Chapter 8 – European Integration
Quiz
Business travel between Poland and Germany became much easier over the past decade
- True
- False
The Council of Europe is another name for the Council of the European Union
- True
- False
The European Union was established with the Treaties of Rome signed in 1947
- True
- False
The European Constitution is the main basis of law in the European Union
- True
- False
The Common market of the EU is also known as EU Single Market
- True
- False
The criteria that new member countries of the European Union have to fulfil to be accepted as member in the European Union are also known as
- Maastricht criteria
- Copenhagen criteria
- Schengen criteria
- Amsterdam criteria
The Single European Act establishing the European Single market came into effect on the first of January of which year?
- 1983
- 1993
- 1998
- 2003
Which transactions are recorded in the balance of payments?
- Donations to charities based in another country
- Payments of membership dues in international organizations
- Transfers from citizens working abroad to their parents
- All of the above
A customs union…
- is a deeper form of integration than an economic union
- is a deeper form of integration than an trade union
- is a deeper form of integration than an monetary union
- is a deeper form of integration than a free trade area
Which of the following was not a major element of economic reforms in Central and Eastern Europe in the 1990s
- Nationalization
- Liberalization
- Privatization
- Stabilization
… is an important principle for the functioning of the EU Common Market
- Mutual recognition
- Harmonized sectors
- Subsidiarity
- All of the above answers
- None of the above answers
The four freedoms established in the Single European Act are
- Free movement of people, goods, services and capital
- Freedom from oppression, servitude, torture and dictatorship
- Freedom to vote for representatives in local, regional, national and European parliaments
- Freedom from monopolies, oligopolies, unfair practices, and unfair subsidies
The single European education area was established in a contract signed in the Italian city of
- Bologna
- Milan
- Rome
- Venice
When travelling across Europe without needing to show your passport at the border, you are benefitting from the
- Copenhagen agreement
- Treaty of Lisbon
- Schengen Agreement
- Treaty of Bologna
Which statement about the euro is not correct?
- The Maastricht treaty established criteria than countries had to fulfil to be allowed to join the euro
- The euro notes and coins were introduced on January 1, 2002
- In 2011, the euro is official currency in all pre-2005 member countries of the EU
- The European Central bank is responsible for monetary policy in the euro-zone
- All of the above answers are correct