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Understanding the European Union

This quiz tests knowledge about the European Union, its policies, member states, and key functions.

1 The ________ (CAP) is one of the oldest policies of the European Community, and was one of its core aims.

2 EU forces have been deployed on peacekeeping missions from ________ to the former Yugoslavia and the Middle East.

3 The ________ is elected every five years by member states' citizens, to whom the citizenship of the European Union is guaranteed.

4 [189] Of these, only the Spanish regional languages (Catalan/Valencian, Galician, and the non-Indo-European Basque), ________ and Welsh [190] can be used by citizens in communication with the main European institutions.

5 Which of the following titles did European Union have?

6 This lacuna has been addressed by the recently passed ________ which aims to liberalise the cross border provision of services.

7 [49] In addition to its legislative functions, the Council also exercises executive functions in relations to the ________.

8 The territory of the EU is not the same as that of Europe, as parts of the continent are outside the EU, such as Switzerland, Norway, European Russia, and ________.

9 However, four countries have reached that target, most notably Sweden, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and ________.

10 [86] Twenty-one EU members are members of ________[87] while the remaining member states follow policies of neutrality.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the political party at European level is a type of organization in the European Union eligible to receive funding from the Union, and is recognized in the Maastricht Treaty and the draft European Constitution.
  • the European Union is an example of a security community, in which war has become unthinkable.
  • the highly prolific Carignan wine grape is one of the leading culprits of France's wine lake and that the European Union has resorted to paying farmers to uproot their Carignan vines to help alleviate the problem.
  • the prosecution of writer and poet Perihan Magden for urging defiance of mandatory military service has complicated Turkey's negotiations for membership in the European Union.
  • the village of Rezovo (pictured) on the Bulgarian Black Sea is the most southeastern point of the European Union mainland.
  • the European Union directive about anti-smoking warnings on cigarette packs has led to a surge of sales of cigarette cases.
  • the 850-foot (260 m) Commerzbank Tower (pictured) is the tallest building in the European Union.
  • Yuri Matochkin, the first post-Soviet governor of Kaliningrad Oblast, favoured closer ties with the European Union.
  • although people from the Isle of Man are British citizens, they do not have freedom of movement or employment throughout the European Union.
  • between 2005 and 2008, EContentplus funded over 60 digital content projects ‎in the European Union, including DIGMAP and Communia.
  • four member states of the European Union have de jure opt-outs and do not participate fully in all common policies.
  • consumer protection law in the United Kingdom incorporates directives from the European Union.