Treaties
of
the
European
Union
Year
Year
into
Name
Main
effects
signed
force
1951
1952
Treaty
of
Paris
Created
European
coal
and
steel
community.
1957
1958
Treaty
of
Rome
• Created
European
economic
community
(EEC)
• created
European
atomic
energy
community
(Euratom)
1965
1967
Treaty
of
Brussels
Created
single
institutional
structure
for
all
3
(Merger
treaty)
communities
1970
1971
First
Budgetary
treaty
Changed
aspects
of
the
community
budget
1975
1977
Second
budgetary
treaty
Gave
parliament
power
to
reject
EEC
budget
1985/1990
1990
Schengen
agreements
Began
fast
track
removal
of
border
controls
among
signatories-‐>
integrated
into
EU
law
by
Amsterdam
treaty
1986
1987
Single
European
act
Set
gals
of
completing
the
single
market
within
5
yrs.
-‐>
Expand
community
powers
1992
1993
Treaty
on
European
• Cleared
way
for
economic
and
monetary
Union
(Maastricht
union
treaty)
• created
3
pillars
under
new
EU
• expended
EU
policy
responsibilities
1997
1999
Treaty
of
Amsterdam
Expended
EU
policy
responsibilities
and
made
organizational
changes
2001
2003
Treaty
of
Nice
Resolved
institutional
problems
not
addressed
by
Amsterdam
treaty
2004
FAILED
Treaty
on
the
European
Would
have
repealed,
replaced
and
constitution
consolidated
all
existing
treaties,
and
made
significant
institutional
changes
2007
2009
Treaty
of
Lisbon
Brought
most
of
the
changes
intended
by
the
constitutional
treaty,
stopping
short
of
being
a
constitution
2012
2012
Treaty
establishing
the
Signed
by
euro
zone
states
to
et
up
ESM
as
European
mechanism
source
of
assistance
for
states
financial
difficulty
2012
2013
Fiscal
compact
Treaty
on
stability,
coordination
and
governance
in
the
economic
and
monetary
union:
imposes
tighter
deficit
and
debt
requirements.
Applies
mainly
to
euro
members
of
the
European
Union
Year
Year
into
Name
Main
effects
signed
force
1951
1952
Treaty
of
Paris
Created
European
coal
and
steel
community.
1957
1958
Treaty
of
Rome
• Created
European
economic
community
(EEC)
• created
European
atomic
energy
community
(Euratom)
1965
1967
Treaty
of
Brussels
Created
single
institutional
structure
for
all
3
(Merger
treaty)
communities
1970
1971
First
Budgetary
treaty
Changed
aspects
of
the
community
budget
1975
1977
Second
budgetary
treaty
Gave
parliament
power
to
reject
EEC
budget
1985/1990
1990
Schengen
agreements
Began
fast
track
removal
of
border
controls
among
signatories-‐>
integrated
into
EU
law
by
Amsterdam
treaty
1986
1987
Single
European
act
Set
gals
of
completing
the
single
market
within
5
yrs.
-‐>
Expand
community
powers
1992
1993
Treaty
on
European
• Cleared
way
for
economic
and
monetary
Union
(Maastricht
union
treaty)
• created
3
pillars
under
new
EU
• expended
EU
policy
responsibilities
1997
1999
Treaty
of
Amsterdam
Expended
EU
policy
responsibilities
and
made
organizational
changes
2001
2003
Treaty
of
Nice
Resolved
institutional
problems
not
addressed
by
Amsterdam
treaty
2004
FAILED
Treaty
on
the
European
Would
have
repealed,
replaced
and
constitution
consolidated
all
existing
treaties,
and
made
significant
institutional
changes
2007
2009
Treaty
of
Lisbon
Brought
most
of
the
changes
intended
by
the
constitutional
treaty,
stopping
short
of
being
a
constitution
2012
2012
Treaty
establishing
the
Signed
by
euro
zone
states
to
et
up
ESM
as
European
mechanism
source
of
assistance
for
states
financial
difficulty
2012
2013
Fiscal
compact
Treaty
on
stability,
coordination
and
governance
in
the
economic
and
monetary
union:
imposes
tighter
deficit
and
debt
requirements.
Applies
mainly
to
euro
members
