1. SOCIAL POLICY OF EU TREATY BASE ROME TREATY 1957 SINGLE EUROPEAN ACT 1985 MAASTRICHT TREATY1991 AMSTERDAM TREATY 1997

2. SOCIAL POLICY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION l TREATY BASE: l Articles 117 - 122 l Treaty endowed the Community with a number of different powers in the social field l 1. regulatory/legislative powers l 2. financial powers l 3. power to consult with the social partners

3. Social dimension of EU l very broad in scope; few direct provisions for purely social issues l social harmonisation, seen as ‘end product of economic integration rather than a pre-requisite l EEC Treaty, did not set the framework for a fully developed European social policy