Taking the first steps towards European integration, this agreement formed the European Coal and Steel Community.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1951)?
100
The current President of the European Commission.
Who is Jean-Claude Juncker?
100
Despite the expansion in the EP's powers, this has been decreasing.
What is electoral turnout?
100
The "Capital of Europe"
What is Brussels?
100
This theory of European integration emphasizes the power of member states.
What is intergovernmentalism?
200
Signed in a small town in the Netherlands, this treaty created three pillars for European Union activity and established the convergence criteria so that countries could eventually adopt the Euro.
What is the Treaty of Maastricht (1992)?
200
He is the President of the European Council.
Who is Donald Tusk?
200
The EP and the Council of Ministers use this procedure to enact legislation.
What is the co-decision procedure?
200
The European Parliament meets here 12 times a year.
What is Strasbourg?
200
A union of sovereign states.
What is a confederation?
300
This treaty failed to enact an EU constitution.
What is the Treaty of Lisbon (2007)?
300
The Presidency of this institution rotates every six months among the governments of EU member states.
What is Council of the European Union (i.e., Council of Ministers)?
300
The first direct elections to the European Parliament took place this year.
What is 1979?
300
The location of the European Court.
What is Luxembourg?
300
The EU has few exclusive powers, but its exclusive control over this is an important exception.
What is the single market?
400
This treaty sought to promote the free movement of goods, services, persons and capital by removing all tariffs on internal trade and erecting a common external tariff.
What is the Treaty of Rome (1957)?
400
They prepare the agenda for the Council of Ministers, and they divide the agenda into I, A, and B points.
What is COREPER (Committee of Permanent Representatives)?
400
The main center-right, Europhile party in Parliament
What is the European People's Party?
400
The Treaty of Amsterdam was signed this year.
What is 1997?
400
This theory of European integration emphasizes the spillover effects of EC activity.
What is neofunctionalism?
500
This treaty paved the way for EU enlargement to the East.
What is the Nice Treaty (2001)?
500
The German Federal Chancellor and Minister for Foreign Affairs who signed the Treaty of Paris in 1951.
Who is Konrad Adenauer?
500
The highest court of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
What is the European Court of Justice (ECJ)?
500
The newest EU member state.
What is Croatia (as of July 2013)?
500
According to Professor O'Leary, this is the most "federal" institution of the European Union.
What is the judiciary (the Court of Justice of the European Union)?