Euratom Treaty
The Euratom Treaty, officially the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, established the European Atomic Energy Community. It was signed on 25 March 1957, at the same time as the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC Treaty).
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Type | Founding treaty |
Signed | 25 March 1957 |
Location | Capitoline Hill, Rome, Italy |
Effective | 1 January 1958 |
Signatories | (original signatories): Belgium France Italy Luxembourg the Netherlands West Germany |
Parties | 27[1] (all European Union member states) |
Depositary | Government of Italy |
Language | (original): Dutch, German, French and Italian. |
Languages | all 23[2] official Languages of the European Union |
Consolidated (amended) version of the EURATOM treaty (2009) |
The Euratom treaty is less well-known due to the lower profile of the organisation it founded. While the EEC has evolved into what is now the European Union, Euratom has remained much the same as it was in 1957, albeit governed by the institutions of the European Union. It was established with its own independent institutions, but the 1967 Merger Treaty merged the institutions of Euratom and the European Coal and Steel Community with those of the EEC.
The Euratom treaty has seen very little amendment, due to the later sensitivity surrounding nuclear power amongst European public opinion. Owing to this, some argue that it has become too out-dated, particularly in the areas of democratic oversight. It was not included as part of the (not ratified) Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, which sought to combine all previous treaties, over fears that including nuclear power in the treaty would turn more people against it. Nevertheless, it forms part of the active treaties of the European Union.
See also
References
- "Detailpagina Verdragenbank, Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Gemeenschap voor Atoomenergie (EURATOM)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands) (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- "Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Gemeenschap voor Atoomenergie (EURATOM) (consolidated version)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands) (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 August 2011.
External links
Consolidated (amended) Euratom treaty as of 2009. - Documents of Treaty of Rome's negotiations are at the Historical Archives of the EU in Florence