The Maastricht Treaty, which entered into force on 1 November 1993 and is subject to a review in 1996, established a European Union consisting of three parts, or pillars. Pillar 1 amended the Treaties of Rome and Paris concerning the original European Community. It provided a timetable for completion of European monetary unification, renamed the European Economic Community the European Community, and supplemented the statutory powers of the Community in certain areas. Pillar 2 concerned the common foreign and security policy, and pillar 3 covered justice and internal affairs. ...
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