Treaty of Schengen
During the Schengen process, Kinkel backs Greece's Madrid accession to the Schengen arrangements. Bonn also backs intensive police cooperation between participating states.
Role range: 1985-1999 – 1992-1998
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Klaus Kinkel Biography and Timeline
Follow Klaus Kinkel through 10 dated historical records for Germany.
Klaus Kinkel, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1992–1997Years on this page
1992
Treaty of Maastricht
Helps secure Germany's support for the Edinburgh arrangements designed to unblock Maastricht ratification.
Role range: 1991-1993 – 1992-1998
1993
Copenhagen Enlargement Criteria
Supports the Copenhagen criteria linking future enlargement to democracy, market economics and acceptance of Community obligations.
Role range: 1992-1998
1994
Corfu Enlargement Preparations
Supports preparations for the Union's 1995 enlargement and future institutional reform.
Role range: 1992-1998
Essen Pre-Accession Strategy
Supports the Essen strategy designed to prepare associated Central and Eastern European countries for eventual membership.
Role range: 1992-1998
1995
Treaty of Schengen
Kinkel welcomes Austria's Brussels accession to the Schengen Convention. Bonn also backs intensive police cooperation between participating states.
Role range: 1985-1999 – 1992-1998
1996
Turin Intergovernmental Conference
Participates as the intergovernmental conference opens negotiations that later produce the Treaty of Amsterdam.
Role range: 1992-1998
Treaty of Schengen
Kinkel helps back the Nordic accessions that extend Schengen cooperation across northern Europe. German officials emphasise reliable information-sharing between national authorities.
Role range: 1985-1999 – 1992-1998
1997
Treaty of Amsterdam Signature
Kinkel signs Germany's instrument at Amsterdam, accepting reforms to Union institutions, employment policy and justice cooperation.
Role range: 1992-1998
Treaty of Schengen
Kinkel supports giving existing Schengen rules formal standing inside the EU treaty structure. German policy links open internal borders with stronger external controls.
Role range: 1985-1999 – 1992-1998
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.