Political European Union

First Six Members of the EC/EU

France, Luxemberg, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands

Who did the EC/EU introduce in 1973?

Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom

Who did the EC/EU introduce in 1981?

Greece

Who did the EC/EU introduce in 1986

Spain and Portugal

What year did the European Community (EC) become the European Union?

1992

Who did the EC/EU introduce in 1995

Sweden, Austria, Finland

Who did the EC/EU introduce in 2004

Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Cyprus

Who did the EC/EU introduce in 2007?

Romania and Bulgaria

Who did the EC/EU introduce in 2013?

Croatia

When did the UK leave the EU?

2020

What was the Treaty of Rome based on?

What is NATO to the EU?

NATO is the security council for the EU

Who was the founding member of NATO

What was the preparation treaty called?

Single European Act

When was the Single European Act signed?

First of January 1992

What treaty changed Europe from a common market to a single market?

Maastricht Treaty

What is Pillar One

The European Economic Community

What is Pillar Two

Common Foreign Security Policy

Why is the CFSP not under pillar one?

Because it’s intergovernmental

What is under pillar three?

Judicial, Courts, Europol (Simply the European FBI)

How long are commissioners and parliament

Both are elected for 5 years

What are the three

Commission Parliament and Council

What are the two councils

What are regulations

Directly applied to the states, i.e. electric cars in all of European Union states by 2035

What are directives

A suggestion that is still legally binded

How long does the copuncil presidency last?

6 months

How many members does parliament have

720

What are the consultative organs of the EU

Committee of Regions, Economic and Social Committee, Court System

Format of the Court System

General Court, Court of Justice, Court of the First Instance and European Court of Human Rights

Is the European Court of Human Rights in the EU?

No