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Figure 5.14: the EU and the EC The European Union now encompassing the Community IS NOT: a state in its own right; OR a federation of States with a federal government. The European Union now encompassing the Community IS: an absolutely unique supra-national organisation. The preamble to the Treaty of Rome invited other European States to join the founding six and has expanded to a total of 15 Member States at present: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK. In addition, there are 13 States waiting to join. The EC has a special application procedure and States need to match a range of criteria judged against human rights records and economic stability prior to joining. The 13 States, which are formerly referred to as ‘candidate countries’ (CC) have been in pre-access preparation for a few years. The 13 candidate States are Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey and 10 of these are likely to join in 2004 with two in 2006 and the place of Malta and Turkey undecided. These matters change, however, and for updated information you should use the European Union website: www.europa.eu.int. 5.5.4 The treaties setting up the Community and the Union There are a number of treaties that are important for the setting up of the Community and the Union. They have been chronologically listed in Table 5.1, below, with their range of names, main purpose, and the type of treaty. This table should provide you with a useful and quick reference for future use. Following on from the table is a diagram (Figure 5.15, below) that sets out the treaties according to type and function rather than date. Considered together, Table 5.1 and the diagram in Figure 5.15 give a clear view of the main treaties establishing the Community and the Union.
DOI link for Figure 5.14: the EU and the EC The European Union now encompassing the Community IS NOT: a state in its own right; OR a federation of States with a federal government. The European Union now encompassing the Community IS: an absolutely unique supra-national organisation. The preamble to the Treaty of Rome invited other European States to join the founding six and has expanded to a total of 15 Member States at present: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK. In addition, there are 13 States waiting to join. The EC has a special application procedure and States need to match a range of criteria judged against human rights records and economic stability prior to joining. The 13 States, which are formerly referred to as ‘candidate countries’ (CC) have been in pre-access preparation for a few years. The 13 candidate States are Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey and 10 of these are likely to join in 2004 with two in 2006 and the place of Malta and Turkey undecided. These matters change, however, and for updated information you should use the European Union website: www.europa.eu.int. 5.5.4 The treaties setting up the Community and the Union There are a number of treaties that are important for the setting up of the Community and the Union. They have been chronologically listed in Table 5.1, below, with their range of names, main purpose, and the type of treaty. This table should provide you with a useful and quick reference for future use. Following on from the table is a diagram (Figure 5.15, below) that sets out the treaties according to type and function rather than date. Considered together, Table 5.1 and the diagram in Figure 5.15 give a clear view of the main treaties establishing the Community and the Union.
Figure 5.14: the EU and the EC The European Union now encompassing the Community IS NOT: a state in its own right; OR a federation of States with a federal government. The European Union now encompassing the Community IS: an absolutely unique supra-national organisation. The preamble to the Treaty of Rome invited other European States to join the founding six and has expanded to a total of 15 Member States at present: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK. In addition, there are 13 States waiting to join. The EC has a special application procedure and States need to match a range of criteria judged against human rights records and economic stability prior to joining. The 13 States, which are formerly referred to as ‘candidate countries’ (CC) have been in pre-access preparation for a few years. The 13 candidate States are Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey and 10 of these are likely to join in 2004 with two in 2006 and the place of Malta and Turkey undecided. These matters change, however, and for updated information you should use the European Union website: www.europa.eu.int. 5.5.4 The treaties setting up the Community and the Union There are a number of treaties that are important for the setting up of the Community and the Union. They have been chronologically listed in Table 5.1, below, with their range of names, main purpose, and the type of treaty. This table should provide you with a useful and quick reference for future use. Following on from the table is a diagram (Figure 5.15, below) that sets out the treaties according to type and function rather than date. Considered together, Table 5.1 and the diagram in Figure 5.15 give a clear view of the main treaties establishing the Community and the Union.
ABSTRACT
The preamble to the Treaty of Rome invited other European States to join the founding six and has expanded to a total of 15 Member States at present: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK. In addition, there are 13 States waiting to join. The EC has a special application procedure and States need to match a range of criteria judged against human rights records and economic stability prior to joining. The 13 States, which are formerly referred to as ‘candidate countries’ (CC) have been in pre-access preparation for a few years. The 13 candidate States are Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey and 10 of these are likely to join in 2004 with two in 2006 and the place of Malta and Turkey undecided.
