Amsterdam Treaty employment chapter

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The Amsterdam Treaty employment chapter is a key section of the 1997 Amsterdam Treaty that strengthened the European Union’s role in promoting job creation and coordinated employment policies among member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union legal provision ⓘ
treaty chapter ⓘ
adoptedBy European Union member states ⓘ
adoptedIn 1997 ⓘ
aimsTo promote job creation in the European Union ⓘ
strengthen coordination of employment policies among EU member states ⓘ
associatedWith Luxembourg process on employment ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple coordination of member state employment policies ⓘ
encourages exchange of best practices in employment policy ⓘ
enteredIntoForceWith Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
establishes procedure for coordinating national employment policies ⓘ
focusesOn employment policy ⓘ
geographicalScope European Union ⓘ
historicalContext post-Maastricht development of EU social policy ⓘ
influenced subsequent EU employment strategies ⓘ
introducedConcept European Employment Strategy ⓘ
legalBasisFor European employment policy coordination ⓘ
legalNature framework for soft coordination of employment policies ⓘ
linkedTo European Employment Guidelines ⓘ
National Action Plans for Employment ⓘ
objective high level of employment in the European Union ⓘ
improved labour market performance ⓘ
reduction of unemployment in the European Union ⓘ
partOf Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
policyArea employment ⓘ
social policy ⓘ
predecessorOf employment provisions in the Treaty of Lisbon ⓘ
providesFor guidelines for employment policies ⓘ
monitoring of employment performance ⓘ
recommendations to member states on employment policies ⓘ
strengthensRoleOf European Union in employment policy ⓘ
timePeriod late 1990s ⓘ

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European Employment Strategy → establishedBy → Amsterdam Treaty employment chapter ⓘ
Employment Guidelines → hasFullName → Employment Guidelines for the Employment Policies of the Member States ⓘ
linked to: Amsterdam Treaty employment chapter