November 1, 1993 The Maastricht Treaty Enters Into Force and Creates the EU

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On 1 November 1993, the Treaty on European Union, known as the Maastricht Treaty, entered into force. It formally established the European Union and gave European integration a new political and economic framework. The document was signed on 7 February 1992 in Maastricht, the Netherlands, by representatives of the 12 then-member states of the European Community: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the …