Maastricht Treaty

The Maastricht Treaty (a/k/a the “Treaty of Maastricht” or the “Treaty on Economic Union”) created the Euro as Europe’s single currency. The treaty was signed Feb. 1, 1992 and came into force Nov. 1, 1993, although the Euro didn’t come into use until 1999.

The Treaty is posted, with amendments, on Europa, with related Protocols and declarations. More information is available on Europa’s Treaty of Maastricht page of the European Commission.

The treaty was originally published in International Legal Materials, 33 I.L.M. 395 (1994).

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Maastricht Treaty and Europe

There is an entry on maastricht treaty in the European legal encyclopedia.

Maastricht Treaty

Maastricht Treaty and Treaty on European Union and the European Union

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• Treaty of Maastricht

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Further Reading

• Information related to maastricht treaty in the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law(MPEPIL), Germany, United Kingdom

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Further Reading

• Entry “Maastricht Treaty” in the work “A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein”, by Rodney Leach (Profile Books; London)