ACCTG 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Euratom Treaty, European Political Cooperation, Treaty Of Rome
Document Summary
The origins of the european union and eu law: 1958: eec treaty (treaty of rome) established the european economic community. Intention to establish both a political and economic community: 1987: eec renamed european community, 1992: new functions transferred to the european union through the treaty on the european. Union: existed side by side to the ec until 2009, 1993: eec treaty amended into the ec treaty, 2009: merger of the ec and the eu with the lisbon treaty (tfeu) Europe and beyond (e. g. nato, council of europe) The aims of the eu: aims of the eu have changed over the years, now contained in art. 5 teu: some at least partially fulfilled already, arguable merits of the eu in the achievement of these objectives, detailed in the treaties and secondary legislation. Customs tariff: adds an agreement by all members to remove restrictions on the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital (factors of production/four freedoms, defined in art.
