Maastricht social chapter opt out

Title

Maastricht social chapter opt out

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:04:00

Description

Interview with Employment Secretary, Douglas Hurd?, on opting out of the social chapter in the Maastricht Treaty on employee rights despite the other member countries accepting it; Conservative Government views it would be damaging to the UK; and denying the UK is in the second division of a two tier Europe. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd?

Keywords

Treaties; UK; Great Britain; Employee rights; European economic cooperation; Labour law; Europe; Single currency (Europe); International monetary systems; John Major; Maastricht Treaty; European economic planning

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