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level: Lecture + Chapter 6: From Community to Union (1958-95)?

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level questions: Lecture + Chapter 6: From Community to Union (1958-95)?

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What is an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) ?A conference among representatives of the governments of the EU member states.
What were some New Conflicts that happened after the Fall of the Soviet Union?Chechen wars, civil war in former Yugoslavia and the break up of Czechoslovakia.
By which threaty did the EU go from a Community to a Union?By the treaty of Maastricht in 1992 which entered into force in 1993.
What were some of the effects of the Treaty of Maastricht in 1992? (Mention 3)New powers were given to the EP, a lot of spillovers in different policy areas, and economic integration lead to social policies.
What are the 3 Pillar System of the Treaty of Maastricht?Community, common foreign & security policy and justice and home affairs.
What is Stage 1 of the Process of the Single European Act?Removal of last barriers for the free movement of capital and independence of the central banks.
What is Stage 2 of the Process of the Single European Act?Involves the coordination of monetary policy such as the convergence criteria and the establishment of the European Monetary Institute.
What is Stage 3 of the Process of the Single European Act?The permanent fixing of exchange rates and the creation of the ECB.
What is the definition of the Convergence Criteria?Standards that EU member states must achieve before being allowed to adopt the Euro.
In order to adopt the Euro, a state would have to meet 5 Convergence Criteria which are?Budget deficit, public debt, inflation, interest rates and exchange rates.
What is the European Economic Area (EEA) ?An agreement under which EFTA member states were given access to the single European market without full EU members.
Which Criteria were designed for the future members of the European Union?The Copenhagen criteria.
What is the Copenhagen Criteria?The requirements for EU membership include democracy, market economy and adopting all existing EU laws.
What is the Acquis Communautaire?The body of treaties, laws and regulations adopted by the EU.
What is Euroscepticism?The growing doubts about the idea of European integration.
What is Democratic Deficit?The notion that political institutions lack transparency, openness and direct accountability to its citizens.
Why was the Common Foreign Security Policy weak?It was intergovernmental and countries could veto or block decisions.
What is Enhanced Cooperation?The procedure that allows member states that wish to proceed more rapidly in a policy areas to do so within the EU legal framework.
What is the Lisbon Strategy?An attempt made in 2000 with the goal of making the EU within 10 years the most dynamic and competitive economy in the world.
The end of the Soviet Union brought American dominance and politically there was more consensus about what??Liberal democracy and free competition in a market economy.
What are 2 examples of Enhanced Cooperation?The Schengen Agreement and the adoption of the Euro.