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Who sits in the European Parliament? |
751 directly elected MEPs |
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What are the 3 main roles of the European Parliament? |
Legislative, supervisory and budgetary |
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What is the executive branch of the EU? |
The European Commission |
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Who sits on the European Commission? |
A team of commissioners, one from each EU country |
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Name some of the European Commission's roles. |
Proposing, implementing and enforcing EU law, monitoring treaties, and representing the EU internationally
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What is the role of the Council of the EU? |
It shares legislative and budgetary powers with the European Parliament. It coordinates EU countries' policies and makes agreements between the EU and other states or international organisations |
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Who sits on the Council of the EU? |
Government ministers from each EU states, according to the policy area being discussed |
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What is the role of the European Council? |
Decides on the EU's political direction and sets its common foreign and defence policy |
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Who sits on the European Council? |
Heads of state or government of EU member states |
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When/how does the European Council meet? |
Quarterly summits |
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What is the role of the European Central Bank? |
Manages the Euro, implements EU financial and economic policy |
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What is the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union? |
Ensures that EU law is interpreted and applied the same way across all EU states and that all EU states abide by EU law |
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What is Canada's official connection to the EU? |
It is one of the EU's 10 Strategic Partners |
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Names some of the ways that Canada works with the EU. |
They hold joint summits on various issues, Canada participates in EU civilian and military missions and they cooperate on Arctic issues. |
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Name the recent economic treaty signed by Canada and the EU. |
CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) was signed in 2014. |
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What is the Schengen Agreement? |
It is a treaty that abolished border controls and harmonised visa policies between EU (and non-EU) states. It is a foundational treaty of the EU. |
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Name some current EU issues: |
1. Refugee crisis, weakening of Schengen 2. Greek debt crisis 3. Russian aggression in Ukraine 4. Threat of Brexit from the EU |
