28 questions to prove you are a Euro-connoisseur!
We live in it, we work in it and we even vote for it, yet we do not know it. Exactly how Europeans are we? What do we know about the EU we live in? Here are the questions to check yourself!
#1
In terms of population, the European Union ranks 3rd globally
True
False
#2
The largest country in terms of area is Germany
True
False
#3
Iceland is one of the 5 countries on the road to EU membership
True
False
#4
The European Parliament has a 4-year term
True
False
#5
Since its establishment, the single market has led to the creation of approximately 3 million jobs
True
False
#6
Estonia is not part of the euro area
True
False
#7
The EU ranks 5th globally in terms of Research & Development (R&D) investment
True
False
#8
200,000 young people move around the EU every year for education and voluntary work with support from EU programmes
True
False
#9
Schengen does not allow police cooperation
True
False
#10
The EU provides 50% of global development aid
True
False
#11
Power is divided among 4 key players in the European Union
True
False
#12
The EU is the world’s largest exporter
True
False
#13
Jose Manuel Barroso will run again for President of the European Commission
True
False
#14
The European Parliament will be composed of 508 deputies, to provide 1 deputy for each million citizens of EU’s total 508 m
True
False
#15
Winston Churchill is one of the founding fathers of the European Union
True
False
#16
The European Union counts 27 members
True
False
#17
The European Union has 24 official languages
True
False
#18
The European Union ranks 1st in terms of the size of the economy (GDP)
True
False
#19
We import 50% of the oil we consume in the European Union
True
False
#20
The European Union spends almost half its money on the rural sector
True
False
#21
In the European Union, Herman Van Rompuy is the equivalent of a national Foreign Minister
True
False
#22
The richest member-state (GDP per person) is Luxembourg, followed by Austria
True
False
#23
The annual cost of European Union administration is over € 50 per citizen
True
False
#24
China beats the EU in size of imports
True
False
#25
One in every ten human beings in the world lives in the European continent
True
False
#26
The EU’s budget is 20% of all gross national incomes put together
True
False
#27
The United Kingdom hosts more EU students than any other EU country
True
False
#28
When it comes to approving the candidateship of a new member-state, one of the first things the European Union observes is the status of the candidate state’s rule of law
True
False
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