Deck 20: Citizenship of the EU; and Free Movement of Workers

Question 1

Which of the following persons, who have left a home Member State and reside in a host Member State, CANNOT be regarded as a worker within the meaning of Article 45 TFEU?

A) A drug addict who participates in a drug rehabilitation scheme for which its participants are paid.
B) A fisherman who works approximately 10 hours per week and is paid only when caught fish are sold.
C) A person who has been looking for employment for six months but has not been successful.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following persons will be entitled to claim study finance in a host Member State?

A) John, a British national, who was employed as a trainee librarian in Belgium for nine months with a view to studying library science at the University of Liege. His work was a form of pre-university training as it was a pre-requisite for his admission to university. He would not have been employed by his employer if he had not already been accepted by the university.
B) Hans, a German national, who worked as a cook in France for 4 years and then left his work in order to study law at the University of Nice.
C) Anna, a Russian national is married to Jeremy, a Spanish national, with whom she lives in Germany. Anna worked as a nurse in Germany for 3 years and then left her employment in order to take a 3 year course in child nursing at the University of Berlin.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is correct? EU citizenship is granted to:

A) All persons residing within the territory of the EU
B) All nationals of the Member States but only if they reside within the EU
C) All nationals of the Member States irrespective of whether they reside within the EU or in countries outside the EU

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of a, b and c below is correct? In Case C- 413/99 Baumbast and R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, the ECJ held that:

A) Article 21(1) TFEU is directly effective.
B) Some implementing measures are still necessary and therefore in their absence Article 21(1) TFEU is not directly effective.
C) That Article 21(1) TFEU can never be directly effective because its wording lacks the necessary clarity and further because it does not grant rights to individuals.

Question 5

Which of a, b and c below is correct? The right conferred on EU citizens to diplomatic and consular protection means that:

A) An EU national is, in the territory of another Member State of which he is not a national, entitled to the same treatment as nationals of that Member State.
B) An EU national is, in the territory of a third country in which the Member State of which he is a national is not represented, entitled to the diplomatic and consular protection of any Member State, under the same conditions as nationals of that State.
C) An EU national is, in the territory of a third country in which the Member State of which he is a national is not represented, entitled to the diplomatic and consular protection of the European Union.