Maastricht, Sarajevo and Rostock

Article Abstract:

A rejection of the Maastricht Treaty on European monetary union in the French referendum on Sep 20, 1992 should not be allowed to kill the idea of a united Europe. Economic integration and cultural change have progressed too far since the 1950s to be reversible. However, the Treaty as written fails to promote democracy as evidenced by the strife in the former Yugoslavia. The treaty also fails to rectify Europe's monetary difficulties. Proponents of European union should urge the French to accept the basic idea of the Treaty with the proviso that it will have to be amended in detail.

France, European Community

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Putting a price on Maastricht

Article Abstract:

The EC Council of Ministers' failure to take any decisive action at their Jun 1992 summit meeting in Lisbon, Portugal furnished additional evidence that Europe's system of government must be improved. The ministers put off making any important decisions until after the Maastricht Treaty of Dec 1991 is ratified; a referendum in France in Sep 1992 will be the next step toward ratification. The ministers' disagreement over the EC's budget demonstrates the reluctance of Germany and Britain to help poorer member countries out of fear that the costs will jeopardize ratification.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, European Union. Council of the European Union

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What to do about European union

Article Abstract:

The EC should endeavor to educate the European public on the advantages of the proposed European Union if it is to avoid any more rejections of the Maastricht Treaty as occurred in Denmark in Jun, 1992. Beyond the need for informing the public the EC should strive to improve the Union's democratic political structure as specified by the Treaty. The Treaty's defeat in the Danish referendum was the natural result of the European leaders' heavy-handed methods of reaching decisions in which little regard was paid to the public's wishes.

Planning, Denmark

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