EU Law

Which one of the EU institutions have the power to propose new laws

• Council

• European Parliament

• The Commission

Where do most of the ideas for new EU laws come from

• member states

• directly form EU citizens

• EU Parliament

• Uk Parliament

How many people have to sign a petition if they want to lobby the Commission for a new law

• 2,000,000

• 1,000,500

• 3,500,000

• 1,000,000

how long does the EU process of making a new law, take?

• 6 - 12 months

• up to 18 months

• 12 months

• 2 years

Who is the draft law sent to (the bill)?

• The member states

• The EU Parliament, and the council

• The citizens of the EU

• The Council

Who has the most power between the Council and the Parliament in most of the cases of new law

• Council

• Parliament

• neither

Which matters do the member states have the right to veto (refuse) the proposal

• Social security

• tax and social security

• Agirculture, and tax

• foreign affairs and defence

Who can amend the draft law

• The Commission

• The Council

• The member states

• The Council and the Parliament

What happens once the Council and the Parliament agree on the draft law

• the member states can apply it

• The member states can refuse to implement it into UK law

• It is immediately applied in the member states

What happens if the new law is NOT implemented in a member state?

• They are punished by the Council

• The EU Parliament intervenes

• The Commission can take action against the member state