Maastricht treaty negotiations

Title

Maastricht treaty negotiations

Genre

Interview

TX Date

9 Dec 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:54

Description

Paul Rowley interviews Norman Fowler, chairman of the Conservative Europe Committee, about the Maastricht summit in The Netherlands where Prime Minister John Major is trying to negotiate an opt-out of the social chapter, the single currency, and over the inclusion of the word Federal in the final treaty.

Contributors

Norman Fowler; Paul Rowley

Keywords

Treaties; UK; Conservative Party; European union; International relations; Political parties; Netherlands; Europe; Summits (meetings); Single currency (Europe); Maastricht Treaty; Federalism; Maastricht

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