Part I. Short answers (Answer three of the four questions).
a) According to the multilevel governance model, what role do supranational institutions play in EU policy making?
b) What are the main institutional changes in the Lisbon treaty and how do these changes affect EU external policy?
c) What are the main advantages and disadvantages for Greece of re-introducing the Drachma as a national currency?
d) What is party-based Euroscepticism, and how do Szczerbiak and Taggart explain it?
Part II. Essay. Answer either Question #1 or Question #2:
1. EU party system
Give a brief description of the development of the main party groups in the European Parliament. What are the main dimensions of party competition in the European Parliament? Discuss to what extent Eastern enlargement has altered the EU party system.
2. EU climate policy
Describe the development of EU internal and external climate policy, focusing on a) the EU Emissions Trading System and b) EU leadership in international climate policy. Discuss explanations for the development of EU climate policy. Show the relevance of liberal intergovernmentalism for studying EU climate policy.
Please answer Part I and Part II.