Maastricht Treaty

Then southern Europe signed on to the so-called Maastricht Treaty, paving the way for the European Union, and went on a debt diet designed to bring them into economic harmony with Germany and France.

The (Not So) Simple Lessons 2007

The Maastricht Treaty was a success both for Britain and for the rest of Europe.

Archive 2007-03-01 2007

Not since the Maastricht Treaty twenty years ago has the location and scope of European sovereignty been so urgently contested.

Peter Schuck: Citizenship and the Financial Crisis in Europe Peter Schuck 2012

Not since the Maastricht Treaty twenty years ago has the location and scope of European sovereignty been so urgently contested.

Peter Schuck: Citizenship and the Financial Crisis in Europe Peter Schuck 2012

The Maastricht Treaty sought to avoid the scenario of a bankrupt European Union member state, but flaws in the treaty's design and implementation have doomed us to it.

Europe Must Share the Burden of Saving Its Banks José María Aznar 2011

It is a by-product of the Maastricht Treaty and the Stability and Growth Pact.

Marshall Auerback: Fiscal Austerity Fever Goes Global 2010

Trichet heads an institution whose founding document, the Maastricht Treaty, assures its independence from political control.

Barry D. Wood: The Euro Will Survive 2010

The Maastricht Treaty founding the eurozone laid down these rules, limiting member nations’ debt-GDP ratios and annual deficit-GDP ratios.

The E.U.'s Aggressive Bailout Plan 2010

When Greece's leaders agreed back in 1992 to sign the Maastricht Treaty, and set up a currency union, they gave away powerful levers for the democratic management of their economy - to EU bankers.

Ann Pettifor: Does Greece Have a Tea Party? 2010

Its current configuration of 27 nations and 500 million people dates only from 2004; the Lisbon Treaty was ratified just last year, and the Maastricht Treaty establishing the E.U. was signed in 1992.

Steven Hill: The Silver Lining of the Greek Debt Crisis 2010