EXERCISES 1. MATCH THE EVENTS, TREATIES AND DATES 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6.
7.
8.
abolition of internal border checks adaptation of European institutions for the great enlargement amalgamation of ECSC, EURATOM and EEC CR entered the Schengen Area CR joined the EU formation of the European Coal and Steel Community formation of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community The European Community disappeared and its powers were incorporated into the EU
1.
The Treaty of Paris
1951
2.
Lisbon Treaty
1957
1967 1990 3. 4.
The Treaty of Nice The Schengen Agreement
2000 2004
5.
The Merger Treaty
2007
6.
The Treaty of Rome
2009
2. FORM ADJECTIVES FROM THESE NOUNS
government
nation
region
crime
economy
money
agriculture
environment
Europe
legislation
centre
home
3. TRANSLATE THESE EXPRESSIONS
celní unie lidská práva nezákonné obchodování drogami rozhodnutí měnová unie organizovaný zločin euroobčanství směrnice nařízení společná zahraniční a bezpečnostní politika
jednotný trh obchod s lidmi pašování zbraní doporučení imigrační politika ochrana spotřebitele pilíř vlajka rozpočet policejní a justiční spolupráce v trestních věcech
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4. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Who are the members of the Council of the EU? How many member states does the EU comprise? What policies did the second pillar cover? What are the symbols of the EU? What is the single currency of the EU called? What is the role of the European Ombudsman? When was the EU established? Which institution represents the EU on the international stage and upholds the interests of the EU as a whole? By which treaty was the ECSC established? By which treaty were the EEC and EURATOM established? Which institutions participate in passing EU laws? What did the third pillar cover? What happened under the Merger Treaty? Which institution checks the financing of the EU´s activities?
5. FIND MISTAKES (CONCERNING SPELLING, GRAMMAR OR FACTS)
1. There are currently 25 member states of the EU. 2. The members of the European Parliament are elected by the member state governments every six years. 3. The first pillar covered common fishing policy, educaton, healthcare and consument protection. 4. The European Parliament pass European laws jointly with the Commission. 5. The European Ombudsman investigates complanets about maladministration by EU institutions and bodies. 6. The European Court of Justice settlements legal disputes between EU member states. 7. The European Court of Auditors checkes the corect implemmentation of the EU budget. 8. The EU is a group of Europan notions that form a single economical community. 9. The Anthem of the EU was composed by Mozart. 10. Pasport control and custom chekcs at most international borders was abolished by the Schengen Agreement.
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6. ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE?
1. The motto of the EU means that the EU member states have many things in common but still they keep their customs, language, culture etc. 2. The European Court of Justice ensures that national courts adjudicate in the same way when considering the same issues. 3. Members of the European Commission have to be approved by the European Parliament. 4. Regulations do not have to be implemented by the member states, they are binding on all the member states and they have higher authority than the domestic law. 5. Recommendations and opinions are binding. 6. In 1995, Finland, Sweden and Norway joined the EU. 7. Economic and Monetary Union belonged to the third pillar. 8. Directives prescribe precise methods how to reach a certain objective. 9. Decisions are binding on particular addressees, e.g. member states, natural or legal persons.
7. MATCH THESE DEFINITIONS WITH THEIR CAPTIONS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
to import or export without paying lawful customs charges or duties the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage the abolition of systematic border controls between the participating countries money in any form an upright structure of stone, brick, metal, etc., that supports a superstructure or is used for ornamentation an economic and political union established in 1993 after the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty by members of the European Community and since expanded to include numerous Central and Eastern European nations a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952) a song of loyalty or devotion, as to a nation or college a public appeal to place France's and West Germany's coal and steel industries under joint management a piece of cloth, usually rectangular, of distinctive color and design, used as a symbol, standard, signal, or emblem a market consisting of a number of nations, esp those of the European Union, in which goods, capital, and currencies can move freely across borders without tariffs or restrictions
12. a formal agreement between two or more states, as in reference to terms of peace or trade
flag, single market, Schengen Agreement, bribery, treaty, the EU, Marshall Plan, smuggle, pillar, currency, anthem, Schuman Plan
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8. UNSCRAMBLE EACH OF THE CLUE WORDS. COPY THE LETTERS IN THE NUMBERED CELLS TO OTHER CELLS WITH THE SAME NUMBER.
členský stát, mezivládní, právo životního prostředí, Evropská komise, měnová unie, nařízení, nekalý obchod s drogami, odzbrojení, Evropská centrální banka, směrnice, organizovaný zločin, členství, pašování zbraní, bezpečnostní politika, jednotný trh, Evropský soudní dvůr, nadnárodní, rozšíření, zahraniční politika, zrušení, společná obchodní politika, rozhodnutí, sloučení, jednotná měna
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9. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH SUITABLE FORMS OF THE WORDS GIVEN IN BRACKETS (YOU MAY NEED TO CHANGE THE WORD CLASS, VERB FORM ETC.)
Lisbon Treaty is an international _______________ (agree) that _____________ (amend) the Maastrich Treaty, Treaties of Rome and other documents. It was ______________ (propose) in 2007 and ___________ (ratify) by most member states in 2008, but a referendum in ______________ (Irish) _____________ (reject) it on June 12, 2008. More than a year __________ (late), there was a second referendum which passed the treaty. Poland´s __________________ (govern) also had expressed reservations, but it ___________ (ratify) the treaty in 2009. The Parliament of the Czech Republic had ________________ (ratify) the treaty but the president _____________ (withhold) his ___________________ (sign). Finally, after the Czech courts ruled that the treaty did not violate the country´s _________________ (constitute), Klaus _____________ (sign) it on November 3, 2009. The Lisbon Treaty _____________ (enter) into force on December 1, 2009. Under the treaty, the European Community ______________ (appear)and its powers and structure were incorporated into the EU. The office of a permanent EU _____________ (preside) was created and he would provide a “face” for the EU in matters of Union policy. Another new position concerns the high __________________ (represent) for foreign affairs and security policy. __________ (addition), the Charter of Fundamental Rights entered into force as part of the Lisbon Treaty.
10. TRANSLATE THESE SENTENCES
1. Rada Evropské Unie se skládá z ministrů vlád jednotlivých států a má významné pravomoci v oblastech 2. a 3. pilíře. 2. Právní základ Evropských společenství představují především primární prameny, které mají povahu mezinárodních smluv, a sekundární prameny, jež se blíží právu vnitrostátnímu. Mezi ně náleží přímo účinná nařízení a směrnice. 3. Evropský soudní dvůr dbá nad dodržováním evropského práva a je významným kontrolním orgánem EU. 4. Evropský parlament schvaluje složení Evropské komise, podílí se na tvorbě zákonů a vyslovuje souhlas s mezinárodními smlouvami. 5. Evropský ombudsman se zabývá stížnostmi na činnosti orgánů a institucí EU. Sídlí ve Štrasburku. 6. Evropská unie (EU) je politická a ekonomická unie, kterou od posledního rozšíření v roce 2007 tvoří 27 evropských států s téměř 500 miliony obyvatel. 7. Evropská komise iniciuje návrhy zákonů a dohlíží na dodržování přijatých smluv. 8. EU vznikla z Evropského společenství v roce 1993 na základě Smlouvy o Evropské unii. 9. Čtyři základní svobody vnitřního trhu jsou volný pohyb zboží, osob, služeb a kapitálu. 10. Cílem EU je vytvoření společného trhu a hospodářské a měnové unie, podpora rozvoje a růstu hospodářství, zaměstnanosti, konkurenceschopnosti a zlepšování životní úrovně a kvality životního prostředí.
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