Brussels Treaty Merged ECSC- EEC-EURATOM to form EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
• Framework for Monetary Union
• Euro • Increased
parliament powers Nice Treaty
• European Parliament and Commission increased in size
• Future enlargement
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Treaty of Rome Established EEC and EURATOM
Fig. 24.7 EU treaties. CHECK YOUR LEARNING
1. Name the six members of the European Coal and Steel Community. 2. Give the names of the treaties that addressed the following: • The Single Market
• The introduction of the euro KEYWORDS
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)
European Central Bank (ECB)
Eurozone Schengen Area
Environmental Action Programme (EAP)
EU Policy Development
The introduction of a variety of different policies contributed to the development of the EU.
Economic policies
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) provides supports to improve farmers’ incomes, increase production and achieve security of food supply.
The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) supports the fishing industry by preserving fish stocks through quotas and a system of Maximun Sustainable Yields (MSY).
Cohesion Policy is an EU strategy aimed at reducing differences in development levels between regions. Projects are funded under the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Chapter 17:
The Concept of a Region
Chapter 19:
A Peripheral Irish Region – The
Western Region
Since 1975, the ERDF has provided funding for infrastructural development designed to promote economic growth in peripheral regions (e.g. the Mezzogiorno), areas experiencing industrial decline (e.g. the Sambre Meuse Valley) and border areas (e.g. Northern Ireland and the Republic).
Fig. 24.8 The ERDF funds regional development within EU member states.
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Single
European Act Set deadline of
1 January 1993 for SINGLE MARKET
Amsterdam Treaty Governments devolved powers and criminal law, foreign and security policy to European Parliament
