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Training on EU maritime
legislation for newcomers
Introduction to EU
institutions and EU
legislative process
Veronica Frank
PO for Training & Cooperation
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Introduction
to the EU EU Institutions
EU Legislative
process
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Introduction
to the EU
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19571951 1967 1973 1979 1981
European coal
and
Steel community
(ESCS)
Greece
Direct election of
EU Parliament
Denmark
Ireland
UK
Executive bodies of the
3 Communities merged
European Atomic Energy Community
(EURATOM), and
European Economic Community
(EEC)
A bit of history ……
1986
Single European
Act
Portugal
Spain
1992
Treaty of Maastricht
•Qualified Majority Voting
•Specific competence on
maritime safety
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19951993 1997 2001 2002 2004
Common Policy
on Safe Seas
Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malta, Poland,
Slovakia, Slovenia
€ becomes
currency
for EU-12
Treaty of Nice
Treaty of Amsterdam
Co-decision with EU
Parliament for maritime
legislation
Austria
Finland
Sweden
A bit of history ……
2007
Bulgaria
Romania
2009
Treaty of
Lisbon
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