Amsterdam Treaty
Also known as Treaty of Amsterdam
Treaty of the European Union, revision of the Treaty of Maastricht
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The Amsterdam Treaty was a 1997 revision of the foundational Treaty of Maastricht that governs how the European Union operates. It updated EU rules and procedures to help the organization function more effectively as it prepared to expand and take on new responsibilities.
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Key facts
- Type
- Amender of the TEU , the TEC , the TEAEC , and the TECSC
- Signed
- 2 October 1997
- Location
- Amsterdam , Netherlands
- Effective
- 1 May 1999
- Signatories
- 15 EU member states Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden United Kingdom
- Depositary
- Government of Italy
- Citations
- Prior amendment treaty:, Maastricht Treaty (1992) , Subsequent amendment treaty: Nice Treaty (2001)
- Languages
- 12 EU languages Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Irish Italian Portuguese Spanish Swedish
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Амстердамський договір.jpg
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The Treaty of Amsterdam, officially the Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts, was signed on 2 October 1997, and entered into force on 1 May 1999; it made substantial changes to the Maastricht Treaty, which had been signed in 1992.