Maastricht treaty summit ends

Title

Maastricht treaty summit ends

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

11 Dec 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:43

Description

Peter Murphy reports from Maastricht on the return home of UK Prime Minister John Major from the Maastricht summit in The Netherlands where the PM has negotiated an opt-out of the social chapter, the single currency, and over the inclusion of the word Federal in the final treaty. However the Prime Minister has been criticised for siding with the Euro-sceptic faction of the Conservative Party.

Contributors

John Major

Keywords

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

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