EEC governance required political cooperation among its members through formal supranational institutions:
EU citizenship enabled people to vote and run for office in local and European Parliament elections in the EU country in which they leved, regardless of their nationality:
European Union is an international organization comprising most eastern European countries and governing common economic, social, and security policies:
In a 1987 "maxi-trial" 338 Sicilian mafiosi were convicted on a variety of charges:
Initially, commissioners were appointed by members to renewable four-year terms, which were later extended to five years:
Mafia is hierarchically structured society of criminals of primarily Italian or Sicilian birth or extraction:
The Amsterdam Treaty, was signed in 1997 and entered into force on May 1, 1999:
The European Economic Community was created in 1915:
The European Regional Development Fund was created in 1065:
The Maastricht Treaty significantly modified the EEC's institutions and decisionmaking processes:
The maximum namber of seats on the 20-member Comission was set at 27:
The Parliament meets annually for about 12 one-week plenary sessions in Strasburg, France:
The right to avenge wrongs was reserved for the victims and their families, and to break the code of silence was to incur reprisals from the Mafia:
The treaty cousisted of three main pillars: the European Communities, a common foreign and security policy, and enhanced cooperation in home (domestic) affairs and justice:
В русском языке английской единице "European Community" соответствует "Европейский Союз":
В русском языке английской единице "regardless of the nationality" соответствует "вне зависимости от национальности":
В русском языке английской единице "to call for" соответствует "призывать к":
В русском языке английской единице "to come into existence" соответствует "вступить в силу":
В русском языке английской единице "to enter into force" соответствует "вступить в силу":