EuroQuiz
  1. Can you explain the difference between the 'Council of Europe' and the 'European Council'?
  2. Do you know which countries are included in the following:
  3. Do you know which are the 'new Member States'?
  4. Do you know what is meant by 'a programme country'?
  5. Can the European Commission give money to individual young people?
  6. Can young people vote in European Parliamentary elections?
  7. Can the European Parliament offer any financial support or other opportunities to young people?
  8. Do you know what is meant by the Co-decision procedure?
  9. Can you explain the difference between European information and mobility information?
  10. Do you know the connection between Socrates, Erasmus and Grundtvig?
  11. Can you name the European institutions?
  12. Do you know the maximum age for a young person to participate in the Commission's YOUTH programme?

If you have correctly answered 'yes' to 10 - 12 questions, then you know more than most about European information. Further information on all these questions can be found on through the Eurodesk site.


Quiz answers:

  1. Council of Europe: an international organisation in Strasbourg which comprises 45 democratic countries of Europe.
    European Council: a regular meeting (at least twice a year) of the heads of state or government from the 15 member states of the European Union for the purpose of planning Union policy.
  2. EU15 = FR, IT, DE, BE, LG, DK, ES, PT, SU, SV, UK, IR, AU, NL, HE;
    EU18 = EU15 +Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein;
  3. New Member States: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia. Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia;
  4. A country participating in the YOUTH programme;
  5. individuals can receive funding for European Voluntary Service;
  6. Young people can vote in European Parliament elections if they are over 18;
  7. EP can give money for visits, Euroscola programme for schools, and offer stages;
  8. Procedure requiring the Commission and Parliament to agree on a decision - see 'How "easy" does it look?' in EU animation tools;
  9. Mobility information is often national information relating to mobility issues, e.g. social security payments, visa requirements, etc.;
  10. Erasmus and Grundtvig are the names of parts of the Socrates programme;
  11. European Commission, European Parliament, Council of the European Union, Court of Justice, Court of Auditors, European Central Bank. Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions, European Investment Bank, European Ombudsman. http://europa.eu.int/inst-en.htm;
  12. 25 years