EN - 18/06/2018
FACT SHEETS ON THE EUROPEAN UNION
The historical development
of European integration
PE 618.969
1. The First Treaties.....................................................................................................3
2. Developments up to the Single European Act.........................................................6
3. The Maastricht and Amsterdam Treaties...............................................................10
4. The Treaty of Nice and the Convention on the Future of Europe..........................14
5. The Treaty of Lisbon..............................................................................................18
ABOUT THE PUBLICATION
This leaflet contains a compilation of Fact Sheets provided by Parliament’s
Policy
Departments and Economic Governance Support Unit on the relevant policy area.
The Fact Sheets are updated regularly and published on the website of the European
Parliament:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets
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Manuscript
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European Union, 2018
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