POLI-1007EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Reflection Group, Common Foreign And Security Policy, Europeanisation

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What were the shortcomings of previous treaties that led to the. Aftermath of cold war + collapse of ussr + fall of the berlin wall: the need for change of conceptions of international relations. Increasing interest to complete the internal market by removing all physical, technical and fiscal barriers. Need for economic and monetary policies (w/in the free market of the eu) There had to be further integration was decided by the decision-making elite (1) internal and external factors that led to the treaty. External arose from breakup of communist bloc and. Community itself became international actor ec = 1 global actor. Processes led to the maastricht treaty (2) opposing views of countries how did they come to a. Check minutes! (3) three pillars of the eu (1) pillar 1 - the european communities. Most important pillar as it incorporated most of the eu"s responsibilities. Rights of existing three communities was preserved or extended and strengthened.