Timeline - Intro to European Integration

Question 1

Schumann Declaration

Answer 1

1950

Question 2

European Coal and Steel Treaty

Answer 2

1951

Question 3

Treaty of Rome

Answer 3

1957 - Creation of the European Economic Community (EEC)

Question 4

Merger Treaty 1967

Answer 4

European communities now have common institutions

Question 5

European Communities

Answer 5

ECSC, EEC, EURATOM

Question 6

Treaty on European Union/Maastricht

Answer 6

1992

• EEC renamed EC and actually got power
• Three Pillar Structure
• EC New Powers

Question 7

Maastricht, EC’s new powers?

Answer 7

TEU amended and expanded existing European Community Treaties in a number of significant respects (and added to EC pillar so there is legal competence)
• Social Chapter
• Citizenship
• Economic and Monetary union

Question 8

THREE PILLARS?

Answer 8

ONE – European Communities (ECSC, EURATOM, EEC)
TWO – Common Foreign and Security Policy (war, terrorism)
THREE – Justice and Home Affairs (torts, police, crime, immigration, asylum, visas)

Question 9

Treaty of Amsterdam 1997

Answer 9

Some JHA things were moved to EC “Treaty of Rome” territory = now has legal base

Question 10

Treaty of Nice 2000

Answer 10

Took away veto on asylum and immigration = now more supranational

Question 11

Treaty of Lisbon 2007

Answer 11

De-pillarization! Merging of existing treaties

• 3rd pillar merged into Maastricht
• 2nd pillar not merged, but becomes a chapter in the treaty which reproduces what was the 2nd pillar