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Flashcard #1: What was the primary political motivation behind European cooperation after WWII?

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Flashcard #2: Which treaty established the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), and in what year?

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Flashcard #3: Which six states founded the ECSC?

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Flashcard #4: Why were coal and steel chosen as the first sectors for integration?

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Flashcard #5: What made the ECSC institutionally innovative?

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Flashcard #6: Why is the ECSC's Special Council of Ministers seen as the ancestor of today's Council of the EU?

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Flashcard #7: What did the Treaties of Rome (1957) create?

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Flashcard #8: In what year was the European Economic Community (EEC) established?

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Flashcard #9: What were the original three Communities that preceded the EU?

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Flashcard #10: In what year was the Merger Treaty signed?

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Flashcard #11: Why does the composition of the Council of the EU vary between meetings?

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Flashcard #12: What was the 'empty chair' crisis (1965–1966) and what did it reveal?

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Flashcard #13: What was the main effect of the Luxembourg Compromise?

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Flashcard #14: How did the Single European Act (1986) change Council voting?

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Flashcard #15: What was the significance of the Maastricht Treaty (1993) for the Council?

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Flashcard #16: What did the co-decision procedure imply for the Council?

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Flashcard #17: Who sits in the European Council?

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Flashcard #18: What is the European Council's main function — and what can it NOT do?

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Flashcard #19: Key difference between the Council of the EU and the European Council?

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Flashcard #20: When did the European Council emerge as a formal summit forum?

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Flashcard #21: What was the primary objective of the Fouchet Plan (1961-1962)?

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Flashcard #22: Who proposed and drafted the Fouchet Plan?

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Flashcard #23: Who opposed the Fouchet Plan and why?

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Flashcard #24: What voting rule did the Fouchet Plan propose?

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Flashcard #25: Why is the Fouchet Plan significant despite failing?

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Flashcard #26: Which integration theory does the Fouchet Plan embody, and what is its opposite?

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Flashcard #27: Which TEU article governs the ordinary revision procedure?

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Flashcard #28: What did the 1967 Merger (Brussels) Treaty do?

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Flashcard #29: When were the first direct elections to the European Parliament held?

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Flashcard #30: What did the Amsterdam Treaty achieve?

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Flashcard #31: What did the Treaty of Nice (2001) change about Council voting?

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Flashcard #32: What did the Lisbon Treaty (2007) change in Council governance?

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Flashcard #33: What is the double-majority voting rule introduced by Lisbon?

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Flashcard #34: What are the three main EU institutions with legislative competence?

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Flashcard #35: What is the role of the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU?

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Flashcard #36: How does the trio presidency system work?

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Flashcard #37: What is Coreper and what is its role?

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Flashcard #38: What is the difference between Coreper I and Coreper II?

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Flashcard #39: How many Council formations exist?

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Flashcard #40: What does 'General Affairs Council' do?

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Flashcard #41: What does the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) do?

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Flashcard #42: Who chairs the Foreign Affairs Council?

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Flashcard #43: What is the ECOFIN Council responsible for?

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Flashcard #44: What distinguishes the Eurogroup from ECOFIN?

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Flashcard #45: What is the Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) responsible for?

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Flashcard #46: Who attends the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council?

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Flashcard #47: What issue did the 'qualified majority' double-majority reform (Lisbon) create?

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Flashcard #48: How does Council representation accommodate micro-states?

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Flashcard #49: What is the ordinary legislative procedure (OLP)?

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Flashcard #50: Does the Council have legislative initiative?

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Flashcard #51: What are the three stages of the ordinary legislative procedure?

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Flashcard #52: In first reading of OLP, what majority does the Council need to adopt the Commission's proposal?

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Flashcard #53: What happens if the Council rejects the Commission's OLP proposal at first reading?

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Flashcard #54: In second reading of OLP, what can the Council do with Parliament's amendments?

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Flashcard #55: What happens during conciliation?

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Flashcard #56: What are the consent and consultation procedures?

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Flashcard #57: In the consent procedure, what vote is required in Council?

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Flashcard #58: In the consultation procedure, what is the Council's obligation regarding Parliament?

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Flashcard #59: Where are trilogues used in the legislative process?

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Flashcard #60: What is the key difference between delegated and implementing acts?

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Flashcard #61: What is Coreper and what is its role?

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Flashcard #62: How many Council formations exist?

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Flashcard #63: What does the General Affairs Council (GAC) do?

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Flashcard #64: What does the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) do:

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Flashcard #65: Who chairs the Foreign Affairs Council?

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Flashcard #66: What is ECOFIN responsible for?

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Flashcard #67: Who attends the Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA)?

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Flashcard #68: Who attends the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO)?

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Flashcard #69: What does the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) do?

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Flashcard #70: What is the trio presidency mechanism?

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Flashcard #71: How many Council working groups exist?

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Flashcard #72: What does the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) do?

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Flashcard #73: What does the Political and Security Committee (PSC/COPS) do?

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Flashcard #74: What did the Single European Act (1986) achieve for the Council?

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Flashcard #75: When was the Maastricht Treaty signed and what did it rename the Council?

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Flashcard #76: What did the Treaty of Amsterdam (1997) achieve?

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Flashcard #77: What did the Treaty of Nice (2001) change about Council voting?

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Flashcard #78: What did the Constitutional Treaty (2004) propose for the Council?

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Flashcard #79: What did the Lisbon Treaty (2007) reform in the Council?

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Flashcard #80: How many Member States does the EU have as of 2025?

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Flashcard #81: How many EU candidate countries are there?

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Flashcard #82: What is the Schengen area and how many states are in it?

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Flashcard #83: How many eurozone members are there as of 2025?

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Flashcard #84: Which EU members do not use the euro?

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Flashcard #85: When did the UK leave the EU?

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Flashcard #86: What is the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)?

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Flashcard #87: What is cohesion policy and what funds does it use?

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Flashcard #88: What is the total budget of NextGenerationEU?

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Flashcard #89: What is the Erasmus+ programme?

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Flashcard #90: What is Horizon Europe?

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Flashcard #91: What is the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)?

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Flashcard #92: What are own resources of the EU budget?

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Flashcard #93: What is the European Green Deal?

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Flashcard #94: What is the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)?

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Flashcard #95: What are the Fit for 55 package targets?

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Flashcard #96: What is the role of the European Central Bank (ECB) in the EU institutional framework?

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Flashcard #97: What is the role of EU agencies?

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Flashcard #98: What is the legal basis for establishing EU agencies?

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Flashcard #99: How many EU agencies are there?

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Flashcard #100: Where is the European Medicines Agency (EMA) located?

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Flashcard #101: Where is the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) located?

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Flashcard #102: Where is the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) located?

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Flashcard #103: Where is the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) located?

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Flashcard #104: Where is the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) located?

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Flashcard #105: Where is the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) located?

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Flashcard #106: Where is the European Environment Agency (EEA) located?

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Flashcard #107: Where is the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) located?

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Flashcard #108: Where is the European Banking Authority (EBA) located?

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Flashcard #109: Where is the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) located?

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Flashcard #110: Where is the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) located?

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Flashcard #111: Where is the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) located?

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Flashcard #112: Where is the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) located?

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Flashcard #113: Where is the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) located?

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Flashcard #114: Where is the European Labour Authority (ELA) located?

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Flashcard #115: Where is the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) located?

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Flashcard #116: Where is the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) located?

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Flashcard #117: Where is the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) located?

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Flashcard #118: Where is the European Police Office (Europol) located?

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Flashcard #119: Where is the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) located?

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Flashcard #120: Where is the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems (eu-LISA) located?

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Flashcard #121: What is the difference between regulatory agencies and executive agencies?

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Flashcard #122: How are EU agencies funded?

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Flashcard #123: What is the European System of Financial Supervision (ESFS)?

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Flashcard #124: What is the European System of Central Banks (ESCB)?

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Flashcard #125: What is the role of the Single Resolution Board (SRB)?

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Flashcard #126: What is the role of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)?

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Flashcard #127: What is the Meroni doctrine?

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Flashcard #128: What is the ESMA short-selling case?

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Flashcard #129: What is the institutional balance principle?

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Flashcard #130: How do EU agencies relate to the principle of subsidiarity?

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Flashcard #131: What does Court of Justice review of agency acts entail?

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Flashcard #132: Why can't agencies adopt general regulatory acts?

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Flashcard #133: What is the delegation of powers limitation under Article 290 TFEU?

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Flashcard #134: What is the 'Better Regulation' agenda in relation to agencies?

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Flashcard #135: Which body audits EU agency finances?

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Flashcard #136: What is the European Semester?

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Flashcard #137: What is the AROPE indicator?

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Flashcard #138: What is the EU's 2030 poverty reduction target?

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Flashcard #139: What is the Gini coefficient?

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Flashcard #140: What is the Youth Guarantee?

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Flashcard #141: What is the European Pillar of Social Rights?

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Flashcard #142: What is the EU's employment rate target for 2030?

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Flashcard #143: What percentage of EU adults participate in adult learning each year?

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Flashcard #144: What is the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF)?

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Flashcard #145: What is the European Green Deal?

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Flashcard #146: When was the European Climate Law adopted?

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Flashcard #147: What intermediate target does the Climate Law set for 2030?

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Flashcard #148: What is the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)?

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Flashcard #149: What is the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)?

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Flashcard #150: What is the EU's renewable energy target under the revised RED?

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Flashcard #151: What is the LULUCF Regulation?

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Flashcard #152: What is the Social Climate Fund?

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Flashcard #153: What is the Nature Restoration Law?

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Flashcard #154: Which TFEU articles establish the EU's social policy competence?

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Flashcard #155: What is the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights?

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Flashcard #156: When was the Charter of Fundamental Rights proclaimed and when did it become binding?

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Flashcard #157: What is the principle of equal pay for equal work in EU law?

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Flashcard #158: What does the Pay Transparency Directive (2023) require?

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Flashcard #159: What is the EU's anti-discrimination framework?

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Flashcard #160: What is the Working Time Directive?

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Flashcard #161: What is EU competition law based on?

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Flashcard #162: What does Article 101 TFEU prohibit?

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Flashcard #163: What does Article 102 TFEU prohibit?

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Flashcard #164: What does Article 107 TFEU cover?

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Flashcard #165: Who enforces EU competition law?

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Flashcard #166: What is the maximum fine for breaching EU competition rules?

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Flashcard #167: What is the Merger Regulation (EUMR)?

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Flashcard #168: What are the four freedoms of the internal market?

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Flashcard #169: Which TFEU article prohibits customs duties and charges having equivalent effect?

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Flashcard #170: What is the Cassis de Dijon principle?

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Flashcard #171: What does Article 45 TFEU guarantee?

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Flashcard #172: What does Article 56 TFEU guarantee?

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Flashcard #173: What does Article 63 TFEU guarantee?

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Flashcard #174: What is the Services Directive (2006/123/EC)?

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Flashcard #175: What is the EU's competitiveness agenda?

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Flashcard #176: What is the Draghi Report on EU competitiveness?

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Flashcard #177: What is the Letta Report on the Single Market?

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Flashcard #178: What is the Clean Industrial Deal?

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Flashcard #179: What is the Digital Single Market?

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Flashcard #180: What is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?

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Flashcard #181: What is the Digital Services Act (DSA)?

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Flashcard #182: What is the Digital Markets Act (DMA)?

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Flashcard #183: What is the Data Act?

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Flashcard #184: What is the AI Act?

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Flashcard #185: What was the headline theme of the 2025 State of the Union?

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Flashcard #186: What major initiative was announced in the 2025 State of the Union?

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Flashcard #187: What was the Commission's position on enlargement in 2025?

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Flashcard #188: How many SOTU addresses has Ursula von der Leyen delivered?

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Flashcard #189: What is the European Defence Union White Paper?

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Flashcard #190: When is the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) due?

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Flashcard #191: What is the EU's position on trade policy in 2025?

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Flashcard #192: What was the key message of the 2025 SOTU on migration?