European Communities - Policy Areas

Policy Areas

Further information: Three pillars of the European Union

At the time of its abolition, the Community pillar covered the following areas;

  • Border control
  • EU Citizenship
  • Common Agricultural Policy
  • Common Fisheries Policy
  • Competition
  • Consumer protection
  • Customs union and Single market
  • Economic and monetary union
  • Education and Culture
  • Environmental law
  • Employment
  • Health care
  • Trans-European Networks
  • Trade policy
  • Research
  • Social policy
  • Asylum policy
  • Schengen treaty
  • Immigration policy

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