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 Member States of the European Union
surface form: European Union member states
adoptedIn 1997
aimsTo promote job creation in the European Union
strengthen coordination of employment policies among EU member states
associatedWith European Employment Strategy
surface form: 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 Strategy
surface form: European Employment Guidelines

Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Jobs
surface form: 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 Amsterdam Treaty employment chapter
this entity surface form: Employment Guidelines for the Employment Policies of the Member States