Treaty of Amsterdam

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The Treaty of Amsterdam is a 1997 agreement that amended the founding treaties of the European Union, enhancing the powers of EU institutions, expanding cooperation in justice and home affairs, and preparing the Union for future enlargement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union treaty ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ
aimedTo enhance the efficiency of EU decision-making ⓘ
increase the democratic legitimacy of the European Union ⓘ
prepare the European Union for enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ
reform the institutional structure of the European Union ⓘ
amends Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community ⓘ
linked to: Euratom Treaty

Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community ⓘ
Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaty on European Union ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1999-05-01 ⓘ
category 1997 in the European Union ⓘ
1997 treaties ⓘ
Treaties of the European Union ⓘ
citySignedIn Amsterdam ⓘ
communitarisedPolicy visas, asylum and immigration ⓘ
containsProtocol Protocol on asylum for nationals of Member States of the European Union ⓘ
Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality ⓘ
countrySignedIn Netherlands ⓘ
createdArea area of freedom, security and justice ⓘ
createdOffice High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy ⓘ
dateSigned 1997-10-02 ⓘ
expandedPolicyArea common foreign and security policy ⓘ
justice and home affairs ⓘ
extendedPower legislative powers of the European Parliament ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Nice ⓘ
follows Treaty on European Union (Maastricht Treaty) ⓘ
introducedConcept enhanced cooperation between member states ⓘ
introducedLegalBasisFor combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation ⓘ
introducedProcedure co-decision procedure (extended) ⓘ
introducedProvision integration of the Schengen acquis into the European Union framework ⓘ
possibility of closer cooperation among a group of member states ⓘ
language all official languages of the European Union at the time ⓘ
legalStatus binding on all EU member states that ratified it ⓘ
modified common foreign and security policy (CFSP) framework ⓘ
officialName Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Amsterdam
partOf primary law of the European Union ⓘ
precededBy Single European Act ⓘ
protocolAttached Protocol on the integration of the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union ⓘ
requires ratification by all EU member states ⓘ
shortName Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
signedBy Member States of the European Union ⓘ
strengthenedInstitution Council of the European Union ⓘ
European Commission ⓘ
European Parliament ⓘ
strengthenedRoleOf European Parliament in appointment of the Commission President ⓘ
transferredPolicyToFirstPillar asylum policy ⓘ
border controls ⓘ
immigration policy ⓘ
yearSigned 1997 ⓘ

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Treaty on European Union → amendedBy → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
European integration → hasKeyEvent → Amsterdam Treaty 1997 ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Amsterdam
Treaty of Rome → amendedBy → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
EU Treaties → amendedBy → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
Petersberg Tasks → laterIntegratedInto → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
Petersberg Declaration → codifiedIn → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
Treaties of the United Kingdom → hasPart → Amsterdam Treaty 1997 ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Amsterdam
Treaty of Amsterdam → officialName → Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Amsterdam
Treaty of Amsterdam → shortName → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
Treaties of France → hasPart → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
Treaty of Nice → follows → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
Article 1 TEU → wasAmendedBy → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
Schengen Agreement (1985) → integratedBy → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
subject linked to: Schengen Agreement 1985
Schengen acquis → wasIncorporatedBy → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
Amsterdam Treaty → officialName → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
Amsterdam Treaty employment chapter → partOf → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
Maastricht Treaty → laterAmendedBy → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
subject linked to: Maastricht Treaty 1992
Treaties of Belgium → hasPart → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
CFSP → governedBy → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
Europe à plusieurs vitesses → liéÀ → traité d’Amsterdam ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Amsterdam
Treaty on European Union → amendedBy → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
subject linked to: TEU
June Movement → opposes → Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ