AustriaDemokratie 72 · Democracy and the Republic's core principles
How are the members of the European Parliament chosen?
In the exam (German)
Wie werden die Abgeordneten des Europäischen Parlaments bestimmt?
- aThe European Commission selects them from the parties' applications.Die Europäische Kommission wählt sie aus den Bewerbungen der Parteien aus.
- bThe citizens of the EU countries elect them directly, every five years.Die Bürgerinnen und Bürger der EU-Staaten wählen sie direkt, alle fünf Jahre.Correct answer
- cThe governments of the member states appoint them for ten years at a time.Die Regierungen der Mitgliedstaaten ernennen sie für jeweils zehn Jahre.
- dThe National Council and the other national parliaments send some of their members there.Der Nationalrat und die anderen nationalen Parlamente schicken einige ihrer Mitglieder dorthin.
Why?
The European Parliament is the only EU institution that is elected directly by the citizens. The European election takes place every five years; in Austria you may vote in it from the age of 16.
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Our own practice questions on the content of the official learning material “Mein Österreich” and the federal states’ learning materials. They are not the real exam questions – those are not published – and we have not copied wording from the materials. Every question was answered a second time, independently, and checked against public sources. The English translation and the explanations were made with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. Not an official service: no connection with the Federal Ministry of the Interior or the offices of the state governments.
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