Quiz – More changes to the trea es

Mark all the correct answers. Some mes more than one answer may be correct.

1. Treaty of Amsterdam
(a) To undertake the ins tu onal and policy changes needed in light of the growth of the
EU to a membership of 20 countries of more
(b) Signed October 1987 (came into force May 1989)
(c) It fell short of moving Europe closer to poli cal union
(d) 2 con rma ons: Plans for the enlargement to the East and the goal of launching the
single currency in January 1999

2. Treaty of Nice
(a) Signed February 2001 – Come into force Feb 2003
(b) The Irish voted against it in 2001 because they thought that it meant the surrender
of too much na onal control
(c) High turnout 88%
(d) Like Amsterdam, it was a disappointment: It only talked about the size of the
Commission, the distribu on of votes in the Council of Ministers, the seats in the
EP…

3. The EU Cons tu on
(a) The EU has a cons tu on since 1957. It is its most important document.
(b) During one year (feb 2002-feb 2003) 100 people met in Brussels to dra a European
Cons tu on.
(c) Among the main proposals: to have an elected president an a foreign minister
(d) The Dutch and the French voted no in referendum

4. The Lisbon treaty

(a) It keeps many of the key elements of the cons tu onal treaty, but without being
considered a cons tu on
(b) In December 2009 entered into force, ending several years of nego a on about
ins tu onal issues
(c) It replace all the current EU and EC trea es
(d) 4 objec ves: More democra c and transparent EU; a more e cient EU; a EU of rights
and values; more important role of the rhe EUon the global stage

5. A more democra c and transparent EU

(a) Strengthened role for the European Parliament (increase of co-decision procedure)
and na onal parliaments
(b) More opportuni es for ci zens to have their voices heard. E.g. Ci zens' Ini a ve: 1
million ci zens from a number of Member States have the possibility to call on the
Commission to bring forward new policy proposals
(c) Who does what at European and na onal level becomes more messy
(d) The Treaty of Lisbon explicitly recognizes for the rst me the possibility for a
Member State to withdraw from the Union
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 6. A more e cient EU: decision-making

(a) Quali ed majority vo ng in the Council is extended to new policy areas to make
decision-making faster and more e cient
(b) The calcula on of quali ed majority is based on double majority of Member States
and people,represen ng the dual legi macy of the EU
(c) double majority will be achieved when a decision is taken by 55% of the Member
States represen ng at least 65% of the Union’s popula on
(d) A President of the European Comission elected for 2,5 years.

7. A Europe of rights and values, freedom, solidarity and security

(a) It details and reinforces the values and objec ves on which the Union is built. These
values aim to serve as a reference point for European ci zens.
(b) Solidarity between Member States if a Member State is the subject of a terrorist
a ack or the vic m of a natural or man-made disaster.
(c) Some authors argue that the 2008 nancial crisis has shown that there is not enough
solidarity between the di erent countries of the EU
(d) Solidarity in the area of energy is also emphasized.

8. EU, an actor on the global stage I

(a) It will be achieved by bringing together Europe's external policy tools, both when
developing and deciding new policies
(b) And by giving Europe a clear voice in rela ons with its partners worldwide
(c) It harnesses Europe's strengths to promote European interests and values
worldwide, while respec ng the par cular interests of the Member States in Foreign
A airs
(d) Foreign a airs have historically been the strongest common policy of the EU

9. EU, an actor on the global stage II

(a) A High Representa ve for the EU in Foreign A airs and Security Policy (also Vice-
President of the European Commission)
(b) To increase the impact, the coherence and the visibility of the EU's external ac on
(c) It replaces the Foreign Ministers in all EU countries. They don’t exist anymore.
(d) The current one is Josep Borrell (Spanish)

10. EU, an actor on the global stage III

(a) A new European External Ac on Service
(b) This service backs up and supports to the High Representa ve
(c) A single legal personality for the Union to strengthen the Union's nego a ng power
(d) The Lisbon treaty nally creates a European army
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