Bär, Stefani; Gehring, Thomas; von Homeyer, Ingemar; … - In: European Integration online Papers (EIoP) 4 (2000) 10
The Amsterdam Treaty has created a new instrument for European integration: Closer Co-operation. This allows a majority of Member States, i.e. currently eight countries, to take joint action and use the institutions and procedures of the European Union for this purpose, thereby further...