Why the European Union?
Peace
Safety & security
Economic & social solidarity
Working more closely together to promote the European model of society
Timeline
Yea
r Name Achievement
195 European Coal and Steel Community and ECSC Treaty (expired in July
1 Treaty of Paris 2002)
195 Establishing 1. EEC (renamed EC in 1992) and 2. the European Atomic
7 Treaty of Rome Energy Community (EURATOM)
198 Single European
6 Act Single market
199 Treaty of
2 Maastricht European Union Treaty (EU) Euro
199 Treaty of
7 Amsterdam renumbering treaties, institutional reform & amendments
200
1 Treaty of Nice Institutional reform, amendments
200
9 Treaty of Lisbon Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
Member states:
Original members: Belgium Netherlands Luxemburg, Italy, France and
Germany.
1973: UK, Denmark, Ireland.
1981: Greece.
1986: Portugal and Spain.
1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden.
2004: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Cyprus, Malta and Slovenia.
2007: Bulgaria and Rumania.
27 countries
Stages of economic cooperation:
Free trade area -> all customs duties and quotas between a number of
countries are removed. BUT: countries keep their own duties and quotas towards
third countries;
Customs union -> free trade area plus an agreement by all members of the
area to impose a common level of duty on goods coming into the area from non-
member countries;
Common market -> customs union plus an agreement by all members to
remove restrictions on factors of production, e.g. labour, capital, materials etc. ->
free movement of goods, persons, services and capital. Common market is
1
,similar term to single market, but certain restrictions on the factors of production
continue to exist;
Economic and monetary union -> common market plus unified monetary and
fiscal policies.
2
, Cases:
ERTA case: once community measures have been taken in a particular area,
member states can no longer act independently. Safeguard for uniform
application of Community law.
Van Duyn case (Scientology Church): in certain circumstances an individual can
rely on community directives in national courts.
Simmenthal II (beef): Community law is supreme; national legislation which
conflicts with it must be disapplied.
Roquette Frères: legislation enacted by the Council without consulting the
Parliament where required is invalid.
Treaties:
Treaty of Maastricht – 1992:
Change of name: European Economic Community becomes European
Community.
Exclusive powers of EU
Concept of EU citizenship established → restatement of existing rights: free
movement of workers; and of practices: diplomatic protection; grant of new
rights: participation in elections, petitioning the Parliament.
Economic and social cohesion
Treaty of Amsterdam - 1997
Asylum (asiel) policy and immigration policy moved from the TOA into the EC
Treaty itself.
Renumbering of the EC and EU treaties
Institutional reform:
Reform of the co-decision procedure
Extension of the co-decision procedure, giving equal rights of decision-making
to the Parliament and the Council in most areas.
Extension of QMV.
closer cooperation (see art. 43-45 EU Treaty; art. 11 EC Treaty)
closer police and judicial co-operation
Treaty of Nice - 2001
Reforms of the number of Commissioners
Extension and reweighting of QMV
Reforms to the Parliament
Reforms to the procedures of the ECJ
Extension of the jurisdiction of the CFI
Reforms to the Court of Auditors
Extension of co-decision
Alterations to the locus standi of the Parliament under art. 230.
Introduction of a social protection committee
Amendments to closer co-operation
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