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This is a study of the institutional changes which the Treaty of Amsterdam brought to the European structure, on the one hand, and the provisions regarding social policy and employment which are contained in the new chapters of the Treaty, on the other hand. Four of the five contributions focus on the social policy of the European Union and the European Community. It was essential to include a chapter regarding the institutional changes which have occurred as the social provisions in the Treaty are carried out via institutional structures, as are other aspects of European policy. This book concludes with an index and several annexes, including the consolidated version of the treaties establishing the European Union and the European Community, and the presidency conclusions of the Council Summit meetings at Amsterdam and Luxembourg regarding social policy and employment.
List of contents
The European Union, employment, social policy and the law, R. Blanpain; labour law and the European Union, the Amsterdam Treaty, competencies of the European Union regarding labour law, C. Engels, L. Salas; searching for a European employment strategy action, M. Colucci; fundamental rights, F. Hendrickx; institutional changes, E. de Smyter. Appendices: consolidated version of the treaty establishing the European Union; consolidated version of the treaty establishing the European Community; Amsterdam European Council, 16-17 June 1997, presidency conclusions; Luxembourg European Council, 20-21 November 1997, presidency conclusions; resolution of the Council of 15 December 1997 on the 1998 employment guidelines.
