| List
of contents 1.
Introduction
A. Preface
B. Acknowledgements
C. How to use this guide
2. Setting the scene: the
Maastricht Treaty
A. References to disability in the Treaty
B. Dealing with discrimination
C. Community social policy
D. The internal market and harmonisation
E. The adoption of Community legislation
2.E.1. Involvement of the European Parliament:
2.E.2. Voting within the Council.
F. Additional important terms and concepts
2.F.1. The concept of direct effect
2.F.2. The principle of subsidiarity
G. Conclusion
3.
Analysis of the Campaign Work
A. Origins of the campaign: up to 31 December 1995
3.A.1. The raison d'ךtre
3.A.2. Invisible citizens – disabled people's status in the Treaty
3.A.3. The Italian presidency: 1 January 1996 – 31 July 1996
B. Strategic coordinated campaign work
3.B.1. The IGC Coordination Group
3.B.2. IGC Update
3.B.3. Ad hoc briefings on individual issues
C. The Irish presidency: 1 July 1996 –
31 December 1996
3.C.1. A second report: "How can disabled persons in
the European Union achieve equal rights as citizens?"
3.C.2. Dublin EDF Board meeting
D. The Dutch presidency: 1 January 1997
– 31 July 1997
3.D.1. The EDF Founding General Meeting
3.D.2. Concerted action with key target groups
3.D.3. Direct action
3.D.4. Work with other structures and organisations.
4. Explaining the Amsterdam
Treaty
A. Non-discrimination – Article 13 (formerly Article 6a)
B. Internal market legislation
– Article 95 + declaration (formerly Article 100a)
C. The chapter on social provisions –
Articles 136-145 (formerly Articles 117-122)
4.C.1. Background
4.C.2. The chapter on social provisions
D. The employment title – Articles
125-130 (formerly Articles 109n-109s)
4.D.1. Introduction
4.D.2. New European competences
4.D.3. Coordination of employment policies
E. Health – Article 152 (formerly
Article 129)
4.E.1. Background
4.E.2. The new health provisions
F. Access to information – Article 255
(formerly Article 191a)
G. Subsidiarity – Article 5 (formerly
Article 3b)
H. Human rights – Articles 6 and 7
(formerly Article F TEU)
4.H.1. Human rights benchmarks – entry requirements for new Member States
I. General principles of Community law
J. Institutional changes and the adoption
of Community legislation
4.J.1. Reform of the unanimity voting procedures and voting rights/qualified majority
voting in the Council
4.J.2. The European Commission
4.J.3. Decision-making and the involvement of the European Parliament
5. Scope of the unratified
Treaty
A. Moral force of the declaration on internal market
legislation (Article 95)
B. The chapter on social provisions – also for the UK
C. The Luxembourg Summit and the employment title
D. Agenda 2000
5.D.1. Strengthening…
5.D.2. … and enlargement
E. EU institutions on the Treaty outcomes – reinforcing institutional change
5.E.1. European Parliament
5.E.2. The European Commission
6. Looking to the future: the
next intergovernmental conference
A. The general non-discrimination article
B. Integration of the declaration on the internal market (Article 95) into the main body
of the Treaty
C. A clear legal base for a disability social action programme in the Treaty
D. Reference to NGO civil dialogue
7. Postscript on campaigning
8. Further explanations
A. Europe-15 ratification process in dates
B. Referring to the correct Treaty - a brief overview
C. Table of cross-references of renumbered articles with previous articles, relevant to
the EDF guide
D. References
8.D.1. Documents of the European Union institutions
8.D.2. Other sources
E. Biographies of contributors
G. Notes |
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