European Union

Under what did the UK join the EEC

Under what did the UK join the EEC

1973 Enlargement

What made the Euro and how many joined

1999 EMU 11

Rejection of the EU constitutional treaty

2007 Lisbon Treaty

Arab springs caused

2015 migrant crisis

Summarised aims of EU

single European market, no international frontiers, social cohesion, combat discrimination and promote equality and peace

How many consumers are in the EU single market

500 million

Transaction costs eliminated through

Eurozone

Nationalist parties surrounding Brexit etc. have risen due to criticism of the EU like

democratic deficit

Area of EU free movement called

Schengen zone

In (year) turnout for MEPs was higher than the last USA election

1999

(%) amendments proposed by the European parliament are approved by the commission

80

QUALIFIED MAJORITY VOTE (QMV) REQUIRES (%) MEMBER STATES REPRESENTING (%) THE EU POPULATION

55% 65%

UK turnout for the European Parliament election has been as low as (%)

35%

European citizens can propose legislation to the European Commission if they get (?) signatures from citizens across at least (?) EU member states. The commission doesn’t have to act on the petition.

1 million 7

the Eurozone is powerful because even though [?] isn’t part of the European union they use the euro

Montenegro

complaints about EU travel policy saw people think ?? was happening in the UK

health tourism

idea of democratic deficit within the EU is goofy because the UK had the ? largest national representation in ??

3rd European Parliament

in 20?? the UK had a major role in the EU in vetoing legislation that would require …

2010 20 week paid maternity leave

what court case declared that only parliament, not the executive only, can decide whether or not to heed the results of the Brexit Referendum

Miller V Secretary of State for leaving the EU

Cameron tried to maintain collective ministerial support for foreign aid policy to Rwanda through project…

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