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(5 pp) The Amsterdam Treaty significantly
addresses previous deep seated democratic
deficiencies found in previous European Community
Law making. These include stronger citizen redress,
further protection of individual rights, and
directly addressing the need for more innovative
employment strategies within the European Union.
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Background On 16 and 17 June 1997 the Heads of State and Government of the fifteen countries of the European Union (The European Union as we know it exists
today has come about as a result of a series of developments that started with the creation of the original European community, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), which
was set up in 1952 http://www.europeanmovement.ie/euro-u1.htm .)met in Amsterdam to draw up a new Treaty for Europe. The Treaty of Amsterdam lays the foundations for Europes development into the 21st
century. It takes its place in a line of treaties stretching from the Treaty of Rome in 1957 to the Maastricht Treaty concluded in February 1992. However, the founding Treaties
contained no specific provisions on fundamental rights (http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/a10000.htm). As a result of the Amsterdam Treaty, the European Union should be more effective and, at the same time, more democratic. It
will enable Europe to create more jobs. It will strengthen Europes voice on the international stage and increase the scope for people to travel, live and work more easily in
other countries in the European Union, while at the same time enabling the fight against organized crime to be waged more effectively (http://www.cec.org.uk/pubs/facts/amsterda/intro.htm). Why do we need a new Treaty?
The Amsterdam Treaty seeks to tackle the unfinished business of Maastricht. The Maastricht Treaty was an initial response to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Even as it was
being drafted, it was recognised that there would need to be a review of how it was working, given the importance, not only of the new situation facing Europe, but
also of the new areas of cooperation which it introduced. This review process, called the Inter-Governmental Conference or IGC, has led to the Treaty of Amsterdam. The primary purpose of
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