Treaties & Foundations

Question 1

When was the EEC Treaty (Treaty of Rome) signed and when did it enter into force?

Accepted Answer

Signed 25 March 1957; in force 1 January 1958. (Source: Treaty establishing the EEC (1957))

Question 2

Which treaty created the European Union and when did it enter into force?

Accepted Answer

The Treaty on European Union (Maastricht), signed 1992, in force 1 November 1993. (Source: Maastricht Treaty (1992))

Question 3

When did the Treaty of Lisbon enter into force, and what did it do to the Charter?

Accepted Answer

1 December 2009; it gave the Charter of Fundamental Rights the same legal value as the Treaties (Art 6(1) TEU). (Source: Treaty of Lisbon; Art 6(1) TEU)

Question 4

Article 5 TEU — three principles?

Accepted Answer

Conferral (the EU acts only within competences conferred on it), subsidiarity, and proportionality. (Source: Art 5 TEU)

Question 5

Article 288 TFEU — legal acts of the Union?

Accepted Answer

Regulations (binding and directly applicable), directives (binding as to the result, leaving form and methods to Member States), decisions (binding on those addressed), and recommendations and opinions (not binding). (Source: Art 288 TFEU)

Question 6

Article 50 TEU?

Accepted Answer

Allows a Member State to withdraw from the Union; the United Kingdom left on 31 January 2020, leaving 27 Member States. (Source: Art 50 TEU)

1.When was the EEC Treaty (Treaty of Rome) signed and when did it enter into force?

2.Which treaty created the European Union and when did it enter into force?

3.When did the Treaty of Lisbon enter into force, and what did it do to the Charter?

4.Article 5 TEU — three principles?

5.Article 288 TFEU — legal acts of the Union?

6.Article 50 TEU?