Chapter 14

Instructions

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Question 1

What does the motto 'do less but do it better' refer to?

a) The work programme of the European Council

b) Proposals to make the European workforce more productive

c) A campaign by Eurosceptics to slow down integration

d) The mission statement for the Santer Commission

Question 2

What event occurred on 1 January 1995?

a) The EU expanded to 15 states

b) The Treaty of Maastricht came into force

c) Jacques Delors became Commission president

d) The Santer Commission resigned

Question 3

In what ways did plans for monetary union reflect German preferences?

a) The name of the currency

b) The convergence criteria

c) The location of the central bank

d) All of the above

Question 4

True or false: 'Flexible integration' is the idea that some Member States could pursue further integration in areas even if others choose not to.

a) True

b) False

Question 5

True or false: In the mid 1990s, John Major supported eastward enlargement of the European Union.

a) True

b) False

Question 6

True or false: The French sought widening, not deepening of the Union in the mid 1990s.

a) True

b) False

Question 7

In the mid 1990s, which Member State was a strong supporter of eastward enlargement?

a) France

b) Italy

c) Spain

d) Germany

Question 8

The 1994 Essen European Council put which foreign policy areas on the agenda?

a) The Maghreb and Middle East

b) Central and Eastern Europe

c) The Balkans

d) China

Question 9

What issue was a sticking point during negotiations to prepare Europe for enlargement?

a) The democratic criteria

b) When the applicant states should join

c) Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

d) Their membership of the single currency

Question 10

What is the 'troika' in the EU?

a) The Commission, the Council and the European Parliament

b) The immediate past, the present and future European Council presidency holders

c) The Commission president and vice presidents

d) France, Germany and Britain

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