1. What is the main objective of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB)?

a) sustainable economic development

b) harmonisation of national banking systems
c) price stability
d) to maintain a favourable euro exchange rate

2. Which of the following instruments is not a Community act within the meaning of
Article 249 of the EC Treaty?

a) directive
b) recommendation
c) framework-decision
d) decision

3. Which European institution(s) appoint(s) the European Ombudsman?

a) the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament on a proposal from
the Commission
b) the Court of Justice of the European Communities
c) the Council of the European Union
d) the European Parliament

4. Which of the following statements concerning the role of the Commission is true?

a) the Commission ensures that the treaties are applied

b) the Commission lays down the principles and general guidelines of the common
foreign and security policy
c) the Commission ensures coordination of the general economic policies of the Member
States
d) the Commission examines the accounts of all revenue and expenditure of the
Community

5. Which of the following areas was not added to the Community's field of competence by
the 1997 Amsterdam Treaty?

a) judicial cooperation in civil matters

b) judicial cooperation in criminal matters
c) immigration
d) visa policy

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 6. What is the main object of the 2004 "Hague Programme"?

a) migration policy with regard to third countries

b) updating the Schengen Convention
c) the creation of Europol
d) cooperation between the European Union and the United States in the war on
terrorism

7. Which programme will be replaced by the new pre-accession instrument?

a) EDF
b) CARDS
c) ALA
d) Tacis

8. What percentage of the world's overseas assistance does the European Union
(Commission and Member States) account for?

a) 35%
b) 45%
c) 55%
d) 65%

9. The EU's Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) covers the following countries:

a) all developing countries

b) all countries of Asia and Latin America, plus South Africa
c) all countries of Asia (except China) and Latin America, plus South Africa
d) all countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America

10. Within the Commission, the Directorate-General for Trade (DG TRADE) is responsible
for:

a) trade relations between the EU and the rest of the world

b) only trade relations between the EU and members of the World Trade Organisation
c) all trade relations except those with developing countries (as classified by the United
Nations)
d) only trade relations between the EU and G8 countries

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 11. Which of the following is not explicitly listed as an objective of the European Union’s
environment policy in Article 174 of the EC Treaty?

a) to preserve, protect and improve the quality of the environment

b) prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources
c) to protect human health
d) to combat climate change

12. Which of the following is not mentioned in Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union?

a) The European Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for
human rights and fundamental freedoms
b) The Union is founded on the rule of law
c) The Union shall respect fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
d) The Charter of Fundamental Rights

13. The Copenhagen criteria define:

a) the conditions for joining the euro area

b) the conditions for joining the European Union
c) the conditions for joining NATO
d) co-operation in legal and internal affairs matters

14. Which of the following legal instruments of the European Union is not currently used in
the field of CFSP?

a) common strategies
b) joint actions
c) common positions
d) framework decisions

15. In which year was the European Security Strategy approved by the European Council?

a) 1991
b) 2001
c) 2003
d) 2005

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 16. The Stability Instrument will not allow the Community to:

a) deliver an effective, immediate and integrated response to crisis and instability in third
countries
b) address global and regional trans-border challenges arising in third countries with a
security or stability dimension
c) enable the Community to deliver a timely response to future urgent policy challenges
faced by the Union
d) address macro-economic stability

17. Which of the following EU policy instruments is not available in the Middle East and
Southern Mediterranean?

a) Barcelona Declaration
b) Association Agreements
c) European Neighbourhood Policy and Action Plans
d) Partnership and Cooperation Agreements

18. How many countries does the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
encompass?

a) 5
b) 7
c) 8
d) 10

19. …

20. With which of the following sub-regions did the Commission propose a negotiating
directive for an Association Agreement in 2006?

a) Andean Community
b) Mercosur
c) ASEAN
d) Rio Group

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 21. Which of the following groups of countries are covered by the European Neighbourhood
Policy (ENP)?

a) Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia

b) Croatia, Turkey
c) Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
d) The countries of Central Asia

22. The Treaties establishing the EEC, the ECSC and EURATOM have been amended by
several other treaties. Which of the following treaties does not come under this category?

a) Maastricht Treaty
b) Single European Act
c) Amsterdam Treaty
d) Genoa Treaty

23. Which of the following countries does not share a border with the EU-27?

a) Georgia
b) Russia
c) Moldova
d) Turkey

24. The principle whereby the European Union does not take action unless such action will be
more effective than action at national or local level is known as:

a) the proportionality principle

b) the precautionary principle
c) the principle of protection of legitimate expectations
d) the subsidiarity principle

25. On 23 June 2000 the European Community and its Member States signed the ACP-EC
Partnership Agreement with the ACP States in Cotonou. What are the essential elements
of the Cotonou Agreement, as set out in Article 9?

a) mutual respect and involvement of other actors besides governments in implementing

Community aid
b) positive discrimination and cohesion under the ACP umbrella
c) respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law
d) the political dimension, trade and development aid

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 Key:

Q1 C
Q2 C
Q3 D
Q4 A
Q5 B
Q6 A
Q7 B
Q8 C
Q9 B
Q10 A
Q11 D
Q12 D
Q13 B
Q14 D
Q15 C
Q16 D
Q17 D
Q18 D
Q19 ...
Q20 A
Q21 C
Q22 D
Q23 A
Q24 D
Q25 C

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