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 * The Treaty of Amsterdam (1997) **

 The Treaty of Amsterdam, has been signed on October 2nd, 1997, and entered into force on May 1st, 1999. It amended and renumbered the EU and EC Treaties. Consolidated versions of the EU and EC Treaties are attached to it. The Treaty of Amsterdam changed the articles of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), identified by letters A to S, into numerical form. The aim of the negotiations was clear: to create the political and institutional conditions to enable the European Union (EU) to meet the challenges of the future such as the rapid evolution of the international situation, the globalization of the economy and its impact on jobs, the fight against terrorism, international crime and drug trafficking, ecological problems and threats to public health. The mandate of the Intergovernmental Conference was partly determined by the treaties themselves, but the European Council added a number of specific questions about the working of the institutions, such as the composition of the Commission and the weighting of votes in the Council. Other subjects raised by the Community institutions or the Member States were also added to the agenda as the negotiations progressed.

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 * Related Arguments**


 * Council of Europe (1949)
 *  European Coal & Steel Community (1951)
 *  Treaty of Rome (1957)
 *  Merger Treaty (1965)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); display: block; text-align: left;"> Single European Act (1987)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); display: block; text-align: left;"> Treaty on European Union (1992)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); display: block; text-align: left;"> Treaty of Nice (2001)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); display: block; text-align: left;"> Treaty of Lisbon (2007)

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