Europe: Easter Questions · Outline the main provisions of the Maastricht Treaty. The treaty of Maastricht was held at the end of ’91 and set out to amend the Treaty of Rome, so to strengthen the political and economic ties between the member states of the European Community. It did this by changing the following aspects of the European Community. The Treaty changed the name of the European Community to the European Union. With this the influence …showed first 75 words of 265 total…

…showed last 75 words of 265 total…provision of the Social Chapter which gave force to the Social Charter of ’89. The aim was to balance all of the social rights of the workforces of the member states so that competition between the member states would not become too fruitful. The provision intended to establish an EU – wide minimum wage and enforce certain rights for all workforces. The Maastricht Treaty also set out to extend the powers of the European Parliament. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**