Maastricht treaty summit

Title

Maastricht treaty summit

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Dec 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:04:35

Description

Peter Murphy interviews a male Conservative spokesman (not identified) commenting on the talks involving UK Prime Minister John Major at the European Maastricht summit in The Netherlands and what the Uk has achieved including getting rid of the word Federal. Britain is trying to negotiate opt-outs on the social chapter regarding working conditions and social security.

Contributors

Peter Murphy

Keywords

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

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