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European Union Comes into Force

France · Government / European Economic Community (EEC). Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1993

Francois Mitterrand1 November 1993

Paris · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Mitterrand saw the Maastricht settlement enter into force, formally creating the European Union.

Names involved

Francois Mitterrand

Provenance

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