REGNRSG 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Maastricht Treaty, Robert Schuman, European Atomic Energy Community
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1950: french foreign minister robert schuman: franco german production of coal and steel project. Organization with a common high authority opening participation to the others european countries. Improving relations between france and germany: coal and steel are crucial resources for warfare: cooperation in this sector reduce the risk of a new war. European coal and steel community ecsc 1952 treaty of paris: german federal republic + france + European economic community 1958 treaty of rome with same states. European union: fusion of 1csc eec and euratom with the maastricht treaty or treaty on european. Law containing treaties: created by legislative tools treaties e. g. tfue. Regulations: contain rules like ordinary legislation, general application, binding and directly applicable to member states. Consequence: rights and duties to individual persons and org. Directives: contain rules, but the eu does not directly impose these rules: left to member. Principle of subsidiarity: opportunity to make a national regulation that fits in the existing legal system.
