1991 28th June
Treaty of Maastricht
Takes part in the Luxembourg European Council as Netherlands weighs the next stage of integration.
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Netherlands and European Integration
Netherlands's role in EEC and later European Union politics. This page combines historical context with 16 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database EEC archive.
Historical context
Netherlands and European Integration: overview and significance
What happened?
The archive groups records associated with Netherlands, following national leaders, treaty negotiations, European Councils, enlargement, monetary policy and other stages of European integration.
Why was it important?
Netherlands's records show how European integration was shaped through national governments as well as common institutions, and how domestic politics interacted with Community and Union decisions.
World History Database records
Netherlands and European Integration timeline
The records below are selected from the 936-record EEC and European integration archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1991
1991 29th June
Treaty of Maastricht
Shapes Netherlands's financial position during discussions on the future monetary union.
1991 29th June
Treaty of Maastricht
Works to protect Netherlands's diplomatic priorities during the Luxembourg negotiations.
1991 9th December
European Union Agreement
Guides negotiations establishing the framework for European Union.
1991 9th December
Maastricht European Council
Hosts the European Council that reaches agreement on the new treaty.
1991 9th December
Treaty of Maastricht
Represents Netherlands as leaders open the final round of bargaining over European Union.
1991 10th December
Treaty of Maastricht
Backs the monetary-union provisions included in Netherlands's Maastricht settlement.
1991 10th December
Treaty of Maastricht
Concludes Netherlands's diplomatic work on the political pillar of the Maastricht settlement.
1992
1992 7th February
Economic and Monetary Union Signature
Commits the Netherlands to the treaty's monetary-union framework.
1992 7th February
Treaty of Maastricht
Signs the Treaty on European Union for the Netherlands as Finance Minister.
1992 7th February
Treaty of Maastricht
Signs the Treaty on European Union for the Netherlands as Foreign Minister.
1992 7th February
Treaty Signature
Participates in the formal Maastricht ceremony completing the negotiated treaty.
1992 11th December
Treaty of Maastricht
Represents Netherlands as the European Council works to stabilise the treaty ratification process.
1992 12th December
Treaty of Maastricht
Helps maintain Netherlands's backing for Maastricht while the European Council settles the Danish question.
1992 28th December
Treaty of Maastricht
Leads the Netherlands when the country's ratification notification is deposited for Maastricht.
1993
1993 1st November
Treaty of Maastricht
Heads the Dutch government as Maastricht becomes effective and the European Union is formally established.
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Compiled and edited by World History Database.
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database EEC records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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