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
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False
#2
The largest country in terms of area is Germany
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False
#3
Iceland is one of the 5 countries on the road to EU membership
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False
#4
The European Parliament has a 4-year term
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False
#5
Since its establishment, the single market has led to the creation of approximately 3 million jobs
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False
#6
Estonia is not part of the euro area
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False
#7
The EU ranks 5th globally in terms of Research & Development (R&D) investment
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False
#8
200,000 young people move around the EU every year for education and voluntary work with support from EU programmes
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False
#9
Schengen does not allow police cooperation
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False
#10
The EU provides 50% of global development aid
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False
#11
Power is divided among 4 key players in the European Union
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False
#12
The EU is the world’s largest exporter
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False
#13
Jose Manuel Barroso will run again for President of the European Commission
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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
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False
#15
Winston Churchill is one of the founding fathers of the European Union
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False
#16
The European Union counts 27 members
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False
#17
The European Union has 24 official languages
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False
#18
The European Union ranks 1st in terms of the size of the economy (GDP)
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False
#19
We import 50% of the oil we consume in the European Union
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False
#20
The European Union spends almost half its money on the rural sector
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False
#21
In the European Union, Herman Van Rompuy is the equivalent of a national Foreign Minister
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False
#22
The richest member-state (GDP per person) is Luxembourg, followed by Austria
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False
#23
The annual cost of European Union administration is over € 50 per citizen
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False
#24
China beats the EU in size of imports
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False
#25
One in every ten human beings in the world lives in the European continent
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False
#26
The EU’s budget is 20% of all gross national incomes put together
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False
#27
The United Kingdom hosts more EU students than any other EU country
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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