On 2 October 1997, EU Ministers for Foreign Affairs gathered in the Royal Palace, in Amsterdam, to sign the Treaty of Amsterdam. The main objectives of the Amsterdam Treaty included the construction of a more social Europe and the creation of more jobs, strengthening security through a closer cooperation between the European Union and the Eastern and Central European countries, and the reform of the European institutions to prepare for enlargement.
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