Together with Elmar Brok, she represented the European Parliament in the negotiations that produced the Amsterdam Treaty.
The direct cause of her break with the party was the perceived police repression during protests during the 1997 European summit in Amsterdam.
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He opposed EU enlargement and EU treaties such as the Single European Act, Maastricht Treaty, Amsterdam Treaty, Nice Treaty, Nice Treaty re-run and the Lisbon Treaty.
The Amsterdam Treaty transferred responsibility for free movement of persons (e.g. visas, illegal immigration, asylum) from the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) pillar to the European Community (JHA was renamed Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters (PJCC) as a result).
The Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which permitted the state to ratify the Amsterdam Treaty