Maastricht summit | Maastricht summit | Maastricht summit |
Promote further one economic monetary & political union | Have a common: defense, foreign policy, citizenship; & a stronger Parliament | Establish a common currency-(1996-1999) (except UK) |
Have a common social policy (except UK) | EU to act, if the objectives are better met at EU’s level than at member states (subsidiarity principle) | EU-Parliament granted greater powers so that to co-decide in all transport policy issues of sea (& air)! |
Free movement of persons & immigrants, beyond the Schengen agreement (except in UK, Ireland & Denmark) | Extend EU’s commercial policy rules to service sectors & intellectual property, including maritime relations with 3rd countries | Intergovernmental conference-Amsterdam (June 1997) |
A social policy providing also employment incentives |
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