Amsterdam Treaty

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European Union treaty founding treaty amendment international agreement

The Amsterdam Treaty is a 1997 agreement that revised the founding treaties of the European Union, expanding its powers in areas such as justice, home affairs, and foreign policy while enhancing democratic accountability.

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Label	Occurrences
Amsterdam Treaty canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union treaty ⓘ founding treaty amendment ⓘ international agreement ⓘ
aimedAt	enhancing democratic accountability in the European Union ⓘ increasing efficiency of EU institutions ⓘ strengthening the role of the European Parliament ⓘ
amends	Euratom Treaty ⓘ Treaty of Paris (1951) ⓘ surface form: Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community Treaty of Rome ⓘ surface form: Treaty establishing the European Community Treaty on European Union ⓘ
containsProvisionOn	fundamental rights ⓘ non-discrimination ⓘ transparency of EU decision-making ⓘ
createdOffice	High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ surface form: High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy
enhancedRoleOf	European Parliament in appointment of the European Commission ⓘ European Parliament in legislation ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	1 May 1999 ⓘ
expandedPowersIn	common foreign and security policy ⓘ employment policy ⓘ justice and home affairs ⓘ social policy ⓘ
expandedUseOf	co-decision between Council and Parliament ⓘ qualified majority voting in the Council ⓘ
follows	Treaty on European Union ⓘ surface form: Maastricht Treaty
integrated	Schengen acquis into the European Union legal framework ⓘ
introduced	co-decision procedure extension ⓘ employment chapter in EU treaties ⓘ high representative for the common foreign and security policy ⓘ possibility of enhanced cooperation between member states ⓘ provisions on area of freedom, security and justice ⓘ
language	all official languages of the European Union ⓘ
legalStatus	binding international treaty ⓘ
negotiatedBy	European Union member states ⓘ
officialName	Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
partOf	EU acquis communautaire ⓘ surface form: European Union law
precedes	Treaty of Nice ⓘ
providedFor	closer cooperation between subsets of member states ⓘ
revised	decision-making procedures of the European Union ⓘ institutional structure of the European Union ⓘ
signedAt	Amsterdam ⓘ
signedIn	1997 ⓘ
signedInCountry	Netherlands ⓘ
signedOn	2 October 1997 ⓘ
strengthenedInstitution	European Parliament ⓘ
strengthenedPolicyArea	Schengen cooperation within EU framework ⓘ common foreign and security policy ⓘ
subjectTo	ratification by all EU member states ⓘ

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European Union area of freedom, security and justice → strengthenedBy → Amsterdam Treaty ⓘ