Summary University European Union Law Lecture notes condensed

EU LAW NOTES

Welcome to EU Law:


 3 European communities
o European Coal and Steel Community Treaty of Paris 1951 –
signed 18/4/1951, enforced 24/7/1952, expired (planned)
23/7/2002
o European Economic Community 1st Treaty of Rome 1957
o EUROTAM 2nd Treaty of Rome 1957 – energy
o 1970-1985 years of stagnation (Eurosclerosis) – Northern
Enlargement 1972 (UK, Ireland, Denmark joined EU). Lord
Cockfield – commissioner, set up white paper achieve
limitation barriers
 ECC – EU
o Single European Act (Luxemburg) 1986 – signed 17/2/1986,
enforced 1/7/1987
o Maastricht “Treaty on EU” 1993 – signed 7/2/1992, enforced
1/11/1993 – social integration added EU, 1st concept EU.
o Treaty of Amsterdam 1997 – signed 2/10/1997, enforced
1/3/1999
o Treaty of Nice 2001 – signed 26/2/2001, enforced 1/2/2003 –
enlargement countries, 25 MSs
o Constitution
 Needed to be reframed
 Attempt introduce constitution
 France and Netherlands signed against it
o Treaty of Lisbon 2007 – signed 13/12/2007, enforced
1/12/2009 – all MSs entered, more democracy, reformed
constitutionally
 EU as an evolving project