✦ History

Maastricht Treaty

February 7, 1992 · Maastricht, Netherlands

Treaty that founded the European Union on 1 November 1993, created EU citizenship and set the path to a single currency, the euro.

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Key people

Helmut Kohl Chancellor of Germany, Leading backer François Mitterrand President of France, Leading backer

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Before and after

Followed from
Treaty of Rome March 25, 1957
Single European Act February 17, 1986
Led to
Introduction of the euro January 1, 1999

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