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Treaty of Amsterdam
Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts
European leaders in Amsterdam, 1997
TypeAmender of the TEU, the TEC, the TEAEC, and the TECSC
Signed2 October 1997
LocationAmsterdam, Netherlands
Effective1 May 1999
Signatories
15 EU member states
  • Treaty of Amsterdam Austria
  • Treaty of Amsterdam Belgium
  • Treaty of Amsterdam Denmark
  • Treaty of Amsterdam Finland
  • Treaty of Amsterdam France
  • Treaty of Amsterdam Germany
  • Treaty of Amsterdam Greece
  • Treaty of Amsterdam Ireland
  • Treaty of Amsterdam Italy
  • Treaty of Amsterdam Luxembourg
  • Treaty of Amsterdam Netherlands
  • Treaty of Amsterdam Portugal
  • Treaty of Amsterdam Spain
  • Treaty of Amsterdam Sweden
  • Treaty of Amsterdam United Kingdom
DepositaryGovernment of Italy
CitationsPrior amendment treaty:
Maastricht Treaty (1992)
Subsequent amendment treaty: Nice Treaty (2001)
Languages
12 EU languages
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • English
  • Finnish
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Irish
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
Full text
Treaty of Amsterdam Treaty of Amsterdam at Wikisource

After amendments made by the Amsterdam Treaty:
Consolidated version of EURATOM treaty (1997)


Consolidated version of the ECSC treaty (1997)

Consolidated version of TEC (1997)

Consolidated version of TEU (1997)

The Treaty of Amsterdam, officially the Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts, was signed on 2 October 1997, and entered into force on 1 May 1999;[1] it made substantial changes to the Treaty of Maastricht, which had been signed in 1992.

Under the Treaty of Amsterdam, member states agreed to transfer certain powers from national governments to the European Parliament across diverse areas, including legislating on immigration, adopting civil and criminal laws, and enacting common foreign and security policy (CFSP), as well as implementing institutional changes for expansion as new member nations join the EU.

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accession of new member states; approval of the President and the other members of the Commission Following the adoption of the Treaty of Amsterdam, sanctions...

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High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

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is currently held by Josep Borrell Fontelles. The Treaty of Amsterdam had established the position of High Representative for Common Foreign and Security...

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Declaration's call for the pooling of coal and steel resources under a common High Authority. The six signed the Treaty of Paris creating the European Coal...

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European Central Bank

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established by the Treaty of Amsterdam in May 1999 with the purpose of guaranteeing and maintaining price stability. On 1 December 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon became...

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Special territories of members of the European Economic Area

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powers of the Treaty of Amsterdam, he was dubbed by the press as Europe's first Prime Minister. President Delors' work had increased the powers of the Parliament...

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later attached to the Treaty of Amsterdam. Despite this, the seat of the European Parliament remains controversial. The work of Parliament is divided...

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added for the first time to the Treaty of Amsterdam and the Statistical Law approved by the council. Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices HICP published...

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