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The Treaty on European Union (‘TEU’) finds its origins in the Treaty of Maastricht, which came into effect in 1993. 549 549 549 549 326 326 326 326 760 699 779 779 779 779 779 533 798 722 722 536 536 536 536 265 536 247 764 306 399 521 294 764 533 294 533 380 380 247 Chapter 2 is further divided into sections. >> Consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) [2016] OJ C202/1. �!�0x�@��A�,8^$ Its task shall be to It came into force after the signing of the Maastricht Treaty by 28 countries. 0000002944 00000 n Give the shortened title in parentheses before the pinpoint reference. 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The Treaty … >> Include both the formal and shortened names of the treaty (if the latter exist) in the first reference to a treaty. /Names 81 0 R Article 14 deals with the workings of Parliament and its election, article 15 with the European Council and its president, article 16 with the Council and its configurations and article 17 with the Commission and its appointment. /MediaBox [ 0 0 595.276 841.89 ] This Treaty organises the functioning of the Union and determines the areas of, delimitation of, and arrangements for exercising its competences. /ID [<678764e82b272003397177331b1e2b4c><678764e82b272003397177331b1e2b4c>] The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) came into force on 1 December 2009 following the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon, which made amendments to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community (TEC).The TFEU is an amended and renamed version of the TEC. 7�x���0�`�8���A|�F������(0�/]Xq�?O�8U3� ��� /XHeight 471 /PageLabels 86 0 R �B"BD�S�i"�!.$��w�#�Q�"���8N� N�ۉ��K�K�����b�J�*�jp�����. 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 533 216 217 533 533 533 361 757 724 598 /Descent -250 << Article 13 of Title II states that: xref Article 6 binds the EU to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights. /Type /ExtGState /Widths [ 200 254 444 644 536 719 796 235 304 304 416 533 217 294 216 273 Article 11 establishes government transparency, declares that broad consultations must be made and introduces provision for a petition where at least 1 million citizens may petition the Commission to legislate on a matter. 596 0 obj /FontName /EUAlbertina-Bold endobj �܄��y�D������5_���$y+)�K]��f�Ä�9�(O_���5�;9/q���t��f�ˌ�ٟ��E�����k~��� ͯ�h_*{�+>�˧�����\�s�/���/>���Wpjj� L��Z �F�'��M~1�O &��|v��K'WM.���޿?~�������~��A�5����?����w��� x�>�ݭ�؞���Eg}���}����{���޻��������� �������c�bZf���P��e��O��R?��R}��R� �!�]��L'��D���O�r�@a� Treaties of the European Union. It abandoned the idea of a European Constitution. << Article 2 states that the EU is "founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities". 640 750 549 484 720 742 326 315 678 522 835 699 779 532 779 675 536 596 722 It sets out EU objectives, rules for EU institutions, how decisions are made and the relationship between the … /O 718 << Article 4 relates to member states' sovereignty and obligations. /Filter /FlateDecode << /Prev 867256 Article 22 gives the European Council, acting unanimously, control over defining the EU's foreign policy. Article 5 sets out the principles of conferral, subsidiarity and proportionality with respect to the limits of its powers. 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It increased EU powers, border control, immigration, judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, and police cooperation. << trailer 265 380 533 536 533 536 235 536 444 950 536 536 247 1096 536 256 964 536 684 J�� `~��kŦ�� }w �~�z��u�V,���� � q�m��/^����= In accordance with Article 201 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Parliament may vote on a censure motion on the Commission. /FontBBox [ -278.3203 -268.0664 1610.84 988.2813 ] >U���ʼ�� ��+�z��������#_�W8\�]����2@�k���S1��{�e��D��2�k�&����ɛ��)�M-�.��G��~��;\���Q�q4:69�9�q�.��>��_9?r�ĥti]��v5��\�����=��]/��t��n�;�����U��3~�ǵw���O>��O���? /Contents 595 0 R The EU can only act within the competences granted to it through these treaties and amendment to the treaties requires the agreement and ratification (according to their national procedures) of every single signatory. /BaseFont /EUAlbertina-Bold Article 12 gives national parliaments limited involvement in the legislative process. %PDF-1.4 583 14 Title 4 has only one article which allows a limited number of member states to co-operate within the EU if others are blocking integration in that field. Article 9 establishes the equality of national citizens and citizenship of the European Union. /FontDescriptor 588 0 R Chapter 1 of this title includes articles 21 and 22. /Pages 74 0 R 0000600212 00000 n On 14 February 1984, the European Parliament adopts a draft Treaty on European Union, also known as the ‘Spinelli draft’, with a view to bringing about a reform of the Community institutions. endobj /Linearized 1 �/���}�8z|��)��D��������͑?������߀[��B�$� The Treaties of the European Union are a set of international treaties between the European Union (EU) member states which sets out the EU's constitutional basis. 722 722 641 559 613 441 441 441 441 441 441 703 448 466 466 466 466 278 278 /OPM 1 << This brochure contains the consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, together with the annexes and protocols thereto, as they result from the amendments introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon, signed on 13 December 2007, which entered into force on 1 December 2009. The Union shall offer its citizens an area of freedom, security and justice without internal frontiers, in which the free movement of persons is ensured in conjunction with appropriate measures with respect to external border controls, asylum, immigration and the prevention and combating of crime. Article 49 deals with applications to join the EU and article 50 with withdrawal. ePP UP 5PuP �M�-0�C+�A;t@'tA7��@/�A?� �0,��0�0�`1�����0 �`9���� (ex Article 21 TEC) The European Parliament and the Council, acting by means of regulations in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, shall adopt the It obliges co-operation between these and limits their competencies to the powers within the treaties. 1. It gave the EU the legal authority to negotiate and sign international treaties. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a single and stable currency, DETERMINED to promote economic and social progress for their peoples, taking into account the principle of sustainable development and within the context of the accomplishment of the internal endstream /N 34 This Treaty marks a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe, in which decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizen. /FontWeight 700 European law is still established by international treaties. The first, common provisions, details the guidelines and functioning of the EU's foreign policy, including establishment of the European External Action Service and member state's responsibilities. 661 975 641 641 684 342 273 342 247 475 247 441 540 448 542 466 321 479 551 The European Union (abbreviation: EU) is a confederation of 27 member countries in Europe established by the Maastricht Treaty in 1992-1993. These two Treaties, which have the same legal value, shall be referred to as ‘the Treaties’. 0000213042 00000 n endobj The Treaties of the European Union are a set of international treaties between the European Union (EU) member states which sets out the EU's constitutional basis. /L 879056 584 0 obj The member states share a "society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail". << In the aftermath of the Brexit vote in the UK on 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom formally invoked Article 50 in March 2017, giving notice that it would leave the EU within two years. Article 18 establishes the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and article 19 establishes the Court of Justice. /MarkInfo << /Marked true >> /Outlines 79 0 R They establish the various EU institutions together with their remit, procedures and objectives. The Maastricht Treaty is also known as the Treaty of European Union … ����h�X� p> ���۷: Article 13 establishes the institutions in the following order and under the following names: the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Central Bank and the Court of Auditors. /OutputIntents [ 88 0 R ] /Type /Catalog /CropBox [ 0 0 595.276 841.89 ] /Subtype /TrueType Freedom to express normal behaviour Freedom from fear and distress When the Lisbon Treaty came into force in 2009 it amended the 'Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union' (TFEU) and introduced the recognition that animals are sentient beings. /H [ 962 502 ] Article 21 deals with the principles that outline EU foreign policy; including compliance with the UN charter, promoting global trade, humanitarian support and global governance. The Treaty on European Union (2007) is one of the primary Treaties of the European Union, alongside the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). 0000107516 00000 n The latest Treaty, the Lisbon Treaty, entered into force on 1 December 2009. Article 10 declares that the EU is founded in representative democracy and that decisions must be taken as closely as possible to citizens. The Maastricht Treaty was signed on 7 February 1992 and had a profound impact on the development of European integration. European Union - European Union - Creation of the European Economic Community: On March 25, 1957, the six ECSC members signed the two Treaties of Rome that established the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom)—which was designed to facilitate cooperation in atomic energy development, research, and utilization—and the European Economic Community (EEC). It amends and modifies two pre-existing treaties: the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty of the European Community (TEC), now the Treaty on the Functioning of European Union (TFEU). Many of the changes to the EU over the past decade have their roots in the Lisbon Treaty. /Length 403 0000108609 00000 n startxref 583 0 obj 0000000017 00000 n /LastChar 255 The Treaty signed by the Heads of State or Government of the 27 EU Member States in Lisbon on 13 December 2007 is designed to provide the EU with modern institutions and optimised working methods to tackle both efficiently and effectively today's challenges in … However at least one member state (Finland) made a conclusion that due to conflicting national law, military assistance was excluded.[3]. They establish the various EU institutions together with their remit, procedures and objectives. 278 278 545 560 554 554 554 554 554 533 577 542 542 542 542 535 542 535 ] /Length 104177 The Treaty on European Union (2007) is one of the primary Treaties of the European Union, alongside the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). /Rotate 0 Point 4 establishes the euro. Article 3 then states the aims of the EU in six points. The Union shall be founded on the European Communities, supplemented by the policies and forms of cooperation established by this Treaty. V�XS���D�F��al�m�΁�v�n�{a�p��p΃#p·cp\��p \ Article 48 deals with the method of treaty amendment; specifically the ordinary and simplified revision procedures. /ItalicAngle 0 /Type /Font /op false /O 585 To remain masters of their destiny, six European countries agreed to establish among themselves a European Economic Community (EEC) in 1957. The Union shall establish an internal market. /Type /Page Article 1 establishes the European Union on the basis of the European Community and lays out the legal value of the treaties. /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding Out of this process, the Energy Charter Treaty was born in 1994. 3. Final recitals of the preamble to the Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, signed at Lisbon, 13 December 2007. A treaty is a binding agreement between EU member countries. The first is simply to promote peace, European values and its citizens' well-being. Article 51 deals with the protocols attached to the treaties and article 52 with the geographic application of the treaty. After the preamble the consolidated treaty text is divided into six parts.[1]. Union, hereinafter called'the Union'. 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