The most important landmarks in the development of European social policy – and, accordingly, in relation to the ESF – came subsequently with the Maastricht Treaty, which enshrined the promotion of a high level of employment as one of the EU's objectives, and with the Amsterdam and Nice Treaties.
ESR: n ja Euroopan työllisyysstrategian keskinäisestä suhteesta haluan todeta, että yleisesti ottaen molemmat on sisällytetty onnistuneesti ESR-asetusta koskevaan ehdotukseen.