Chapter 31

Instructions

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Question 1

Which of the following is the first step in the membership process?

a) Setting a date for opening negotiations

b) Drafting the Accession Treaty

c) The Commission providing an Opinion

d) The European Council deciding if membership is acceptable in principle

Question 2

What is the final step in the membership process?

a) Conclusion of negotiations by working groups

b) Ratification of the Accession Treaty

c) Approval of the terms of membership by the European Council

d) Signing of the Accession Treaty by the new member state

Question 3

What are the second and third enlargements of the EC usually referred to as?

a) The Mediterranean enlargement

b) The EFTA enlargement

c) The Iberian enlargement

d) The Northern enlargement

Question 4

True or false: In 1967, Britain made its first application for EC membership.

a) True

b) False

Question 5

What policy was established with the first enlargement of the EC?

a) New member states were obligated to accept the whole acquis

b) Enlargement would lead to an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) where the policies and institutions were re-negotiated

c) New member states were not required to accept all policies of the EC

d) None of the above

Question 6

How did the accession of Greece, Spain and Portugal affect the general principles of enlargement?

a) It led to the development of strict economic criteria for membership

b) It led the EC to waive the requirement that new members adopt the acquis

c) It led the EC to prioritise political considerations over economic considerations

d) It led the EC to prioritise the compatibility of social policy over other considerations

Question 7

True or false: Germany was a stronger supporter than France of eastward enlargement.

a) True

b) False

Question 8

Why was the 1999 Cologne European Council significant for the EU's enlargement policy?

a) The member states decided to welcome Turkish EU membership

b) It established the principle of individual negotiations

c) The member states decided to prioritise economic criteria over political criteria

d) None of the above

Question 9

What issues proved to be difficult sticking points in the negotiations over eastward enlargement?

a) Agriculture

b) Structural funds

c) Qualified Majority Voting (QMV) and weighting of votes

d) All of the above

Question 10

True or false: The Turkish membership application suffered because only Germany offered it ongoing support.

a) True

b) False

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