EU Institutions - The EU Commission

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Part of the etwinning project Culture Compass - quiz questions and solutions for Secondary l school students from Bulgaria, Finland, Germany and Spain
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Question 1

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When was the European Commission established?
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  • 1949
  • 1959
  • 1995
  • 2000

Question 2

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The headquarters of the EU Commission is located in
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  • Brussels
  • Strasbourg
  • Luxemburg
  • Amsterdam

Question 3

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The European Commission is the politically independent
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  • executive arm of the EU
  • legislative arm of the EU
  • jurisdictive arm of the EU
  • broken arm of the EU

Question 4

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The European Commission
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  • proposes new laws
  • manages EU policies & allocates EU funding
  • enforces EU law together with the court of justice
  • represents the EU internationally

Question 5

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The team consists of staff and
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  • 28 commissioners
  • 28 secretaries
  • 28 directors
  • 28 inspectors

Question 6

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The Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture supports
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  • the culture and audiovisual sectors by Creative Europe
  • education, training, youth and sport in Europe by Erasmus+
  • the Research Fellowship Programme by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
  • the natural and cultural heritage program by Go Nature Actions

Question 7

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Which is NOT an aim of Erasmus+ ?
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  • Reducing unemployment, especially among young people
  • Encouraging young people to take part in European democracy
  • Reducing early school leaving
  • Avoiding cooperation and mobility with the EU's partner countries

Question 8

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You can take part in Erasmus+,
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  • when you are a student and want to study abroad.
  • as an apprentice in vocational education and training.
  • when you want to volunteer across Europe and beyond.
  • when you would like to participate in a youth exchange abroad.

Question 9

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Can schools teachers and their pupls take part in Erasmus+, too?
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  • Yes, as an institution under Key Action 2
  • Yes, when a foreign language teacher applies
  • Only Upper Secondary and vocational schools
  • No, participants must be 18+

Question 10

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eTwinning was also started by an initiative of the European Commission and aims to encourage
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  • schools to collaborate using ICT
  • students to switch off the mobile phones and discuss more often
  • teachers to use partner work more frequently
  • parents of twins to provide the same IT equipment for each child

Question 11

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By working together in an eTwinning project, you can and hopefully will
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  • meet young European students online
  • learn from and with each other
  • improve your foreign language skills
  • improve your ICT skills

Question 12

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”Discover Europe” is another initiative of the EU for teens turning 18. This year, the application process started on May 2nd and will end on May 16th, 2019 at 12:00 (CEST). If your application is successful, what will you get?
Answer
  • a free interrail pass
  • a new luggage set
  • a voucher for a language course of your choice
  • a collection of European chocolate
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