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European Communities Act 1972
Incorporates
instruments that become the TEU
into UK law |
UK ACCESSION
Now 9 members
Norway’s people
reject membership twice by referendum |
Single
European Act Luxembourg & The
Hague
(Amended the EEC
Treaty of Rome)
Court of 1st
Instance to start in 1989
+++
Held up by 2
Danish referenda |
Treaty of
Maastricht
[The Treaty on
European Union ‘TEU’]
EEC becomes EC
Communities now
EURATOM
ECSC
EC
Three together
become the EU
Phrase ‘EC Law’
adopted
EU Citizenship
Committee of
Regions established
Three Pillars
1.Foreign and
Security policy
2.Communities
3.Home Affairs
and Justice |
Treaty of Amsterdam
Strengthens
Fundamental
Rights for citizens
Freedom of
movement
Employment
Rights
The
Institutions
New =
Constructive abstention voting co-decision, assent and consultation.
EP and Council
equal powers
EP = 700 Foreign
policy
Strengthens
Fundamental
Rights for citizens
Freedom of
movement
Employment
Rights
The Institutions
New =
Constructive abstention voting co-decision, assent and consultation.
EP and Council
equal powers
EP = 700 Foreign
policy |
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1974-77
Institutionalised Summit Conferences
=
European Council
EP given wide
budgetary powers
Court of
Auditors |
1979
Direct
Parliamentary Elections in UK Turnout = 32.6% |
1985
Schengen
Agreement = removal of all customs barriers |
1995
4 Freedoms of
movement
Goods
Capital
Services
Persons
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