European Treaties

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Identification
European Treaties
Treaty Definition

A treaty is an agreement under international law between namely sovereign states and international organizations.

Treaties are effectively the constitutional law of the European Union.

They are classified as a "Primary Legislation" in the European Union.

Starting point

ECSC Treaty in 1951
EEC Treaty in 1957 (Also known as one of the Rome Treaties - together with Euratom)
Euratom Treaty in 1957 (Also known as one of the Rome Treaties - together with EEC)

European Treaties in brief

agreed by the Heads of State and Government of the Member States

define formal and substantive rules on the basis of which the institutions implement the various policies of the Communities and of the Union

define formal rules, setting out the division of powers between the Union and the Member States, and conferring powers on the institutions

define substantive rules defining the scope of policies and the activities of the institutions within each policy area

Summary of EU Legislation

http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/institutional_affairs/treaties/

Main European Treaties

1951: ECSC Treaty
1957: EEC Treaty (Also known as one of the Rome Treaties - together with Euratom)
1957: Euratom Treaty (Also known as one of the Rome Treaties - together with EEC)
1965: Treaty of Brussels, known as the "Merger Treaty"
1986: Single European Act
1992: Treaty on European Union, known as the "Maastricht Treaty"
1997: Treaty of Amsterdam
2001: Treaty of Nice
2007: Treaty of Lisbon

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Identification	European Treaties
Treaty Definition	A treaty is an agreement under international law between namely sovereign states and international organizations. Treaties are effectively the constitutional law of the European Union. They are classified as a "Primary Legislation" in the European Union.
Starting point	ECSC Treaty in 1951 EEC Treaty in 1957 (Also known as one of the Rome Treaties - together with Euratom) Euratom Treaty in 1957 (Also known as one of the Rome Treaties - together with EEC)
European Treaties in brief	agreed by the Heads of State and Government of the Member States define formal and substantive rules on the basis of which the institutions implement the various policies of the Communities and of the Union define formal rules, setting out the division of powers between the Union and the Member States, and conferring powers on the institutions define substantive rules defining the scope of policies and the activities of the institutions within each policy area
Summary of EU Legislation	http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/institutional_affairs/treaties/
Main European Treaties	1951: ECSC Treaty 1957: EEC Treaty (Also known as one of the Rome Treaties - together with Euratom) 1957: Euratom Treaty (Also known as one of the Rome Treaties - together with EEC) 1965: Treaty of Brussels, known as the "Merger Treaty" 1986: Single European Act 1992: Treaty on European Union, known as the "Maastricht Treaty" 1997: Treaty of Amsterdam 2001: Treaty of Nice 2007: Treaty of Lisbon