INTBUS 6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Amsterdam Treaty, Petersberg Tasks, European Union Legislative Procedure
14 Oct 2020
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The treaty of amsterdam background: advance notice in teu of the convening of another igc in 1996 amsterdam treaty, deep divisions in the group on the traditionally difficult topics. Institutional: cooperation procedure abandoned and co-decision procedure extended, more qmv in the council, treaty status of the ep s right to approve commission president. The treaty of nice - background: enlargement negotiations, straightforward ratification, except for ireland after 2nd referendum in october 2002, Igc opened in february 2000 and closed at the december 2000 nice european council came into force in february 2003. Composition and functioning of the institutions: commission, one commissioner per member state, replacement of unanimity by qmv on key decisions on the nomination of. New competences: treaty recognition and support of the european judicial cooperation unit (eurojust, objectives of social policy widened: combating social exclusion and the modernisation of social protection systems.
