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CW: Solution
Correct answer: D
As many of you guessed, € banknotes and coins started circulating in 2002.
"The cash changeover in 2002 was a significant event in Europe’s history and a major technical achievement. On 1 January that year euro banknotes and coins were introduced in 12 countries with a total of population of 308 million."
Source: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/changeover/2002/html/index.en.html
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CW: Solution
Correct answer: B
File access is granted, on request, to the persons, undertakings or associations of undertakings to which the Commission has addressed objections. [..] Persons, undertakings or associations of undertakings that receive a Statement of Objections1 have the right to see all the evidence, whether it is incriminating or exonerating, in the Commission’s investigation file.
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In which year did the first euro (€ ) bills start circulating inside the Euro Zone?
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Under an EU Commission anti-trust investigation, the Directorate General for Competition is in charge of the "Commission file", including all the documents gathered or produced during the proceedings.
Who is entitled to access this file?
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Which two funds finance the Common Agricultural Policy?
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Correct answer: B
According to Rule 131 of the Rules Of Procedure of the European Parliament, "the motion of censure shall be adopted if it secures a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, representing a majority of the component Members of Parliament".
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/RULES-10-2025-01-20-RULE-131_EN.html
Last motion of censure against the Von der Leyen Commission was tabled by The Patriots for Europe in January 2026 and rejected.
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#EPSO #EPSOPrep #EUKnowledge #EUPol
Under which voting conditions can the European Parliament pass a motion of censure forcing the mass resignation of the European Commission?
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Correct answer: B
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Which of the following statements correctly describes the composition of the #ECB's Governing Council?
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Solution: B
The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is the foreign policy framework aiming at bringing the EU and its Eastern and Southern neighbours closer, to their mutual benefit and interest.
https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/european-neighbourhood-policy_en
The Eastern Partnership consists of 6 Neighbourhood countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/european-neighbourhood-policy/eastern-neighbourhood-countries_en
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Read the following statements (A to D).
A. The Ombudsman is elected by the Council of the EU for a 5-year non-renewable term
B. The Ombudsman can investigate maladministration in EU institutions and bodies, but not in national or regional authorities
C. The Ombudsman is located in Brussels and can investigate complaints against local government authorities in Member States
D. The Ombudsman is elected by the European Parliament for a 2.5-year renewable term[1/2]
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Which countries are the EU's Eastern neighbors under the Neighborhood Policy?
A. Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan
B. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine
C. Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria
D. Turkey, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia
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Did you know the Court of Auditors is also on #Mastodon? Go say hello! @EUauditors 💜
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) was made a full EU institution by the TEU, under Article 13 TEU, and Articles 285-287 TFEU. As the name suggests, it audits the expenditure of the other institutions for legality and sound financial management.
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🥳Closing another challenging year!
A big THANK YOU to our researchers for their amazing work in 2022!
May 2⃣0⃣2⃣3⃣ bring more success & new opportunities to #Science4Policy & #EUknowledge work!
We wish you all warm & peaceful holiday season, filled with joy & happiness! 🌟🎄
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