Europe After Maastricht

by Renaud Dehousse

The Maastricht Treaty, which entered into force on 1 November 1993, has triggered an important discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of a unified Europe among the Community members. With the signing of the Treaty an important new phase in the development towards a European Union has begun. Moreover, Maastricht means a significant strengthening of the Community powers, at least in theory. Whether or not this is indeed the case and whether the EC members will easily and voluntarily give up some of their national powers for the greater, European, cause is one of the central themes of Europe after Maastricht. Several scholars from the European University Institute have attempted to answer this question and their written contributions have been compiled in this book which includes their observations on European social and monetary policies and the European unification process in general.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994