Maastricht treaty summit

Title

Maastricht treaty summit

Genre

Interview; Press conference

TX Date

9 Dec 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:45

Description

Press interview with UK Prime Minister John Major, about the differing views of European leaders at the Maastricht summit in The Netherlands where the PM 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

John Major

Keywords

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

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