Key Events In The Structure Of The EU

Question 1

What was the 1951 treaty of Paris

Answer 1

-est European coal + steel community enabling common market
-est high authority to supervise common market
-only 6 countries involved — Fr, Gr, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands + Luxembourg

Question 2

What was the 1957 Treaty of Rome

Answer 2

-est EEC + created wider common market
-expanded scope of institution into agriculture + common tariffs policy

Question 3

What happened in 1973

Answer 3

-first expansion of EEC
-Denmark, Ireland + UK joined
-Greece joined 1981
-Spain + Portugal joined 1986

Question 4

What was the 1987 single European act

Answer 4

-est a single European market
-est Qualified Majoirty Voting rather than unamity for voting on legislation
-QMV — requires 55% of member states vote in favour i.e 15/27
-QMV ensures no one country can block measures
-but significantly weakens power individual nations

Question 5

What was the 1992 Maastricht treaty

Answer 5

-created EU
-est timetable for economy + monetary union

Question 6

What happened in 1995

Answer 6

-expansion round 2
-Austria, Finland + Sweden joined

Question 7

What was the 1997 Amsterdam Treaty

Answer 7

-extended role of EU into further areas like immigration + security
-updated integration clause to a “closer union among the peoples”

Question 8

What was the 2007 Lisbon Treaty

Answer 8

-further reformed EU institutions
-QMV extended over 45 policy areas in council of ministers
-created President of European council post