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Treaty of Maastricht

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

12Records
1991–1993Date range
5Named people
4Places

Chronological records

1991

Konstantinos Mitsotakis28 June 1991

Luxembourg · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Joins the Luxembourg European Council while Greece helps shape the emerging treaty settlement.

Efthymios Christodoulou29 June 1991

Luxembourg · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Advances Greece's financial interests while the Twelve examine the design of economic and monetary union.

Antonis Samaras29 June 1991

Luxembourg · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Presses Greece's diplomatic objectives during the Luxembourg review of treaty negotiations.

Konstantinos Mitsotakis9 December 1991

Maastricht · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Represents Greece when leaders begin the final political bargaining over the Union treaty.

Efthymios Christodoulou10 December 1991

Maastricht · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports Greece's approach to convergence criteria and the timetable for monetary union.

Antonis Samaras10 December 1991

Maastricht · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports the foreign-policy framework accepted by Greece when the Maastricht settlement is completed.

1992

Efthymios Christodoulou7 February 1992

Maastricht · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Signs the Treaty on European Union for Greece as Minister of National Economy.

Antonis Samaras7 February 1992

Maastricht · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Signs the Treaty on European Union for Greece as Foreign Minister.

Konstantinos Mitsotakis3 November 1992

Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Heads Greece when its ratification notification is lodged with the depositary government.

Konstantinos Mitsotakis11 December 1992

Edinburgh · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Represents Greece as leaders consider Danish concerns and the wider timetable for bringing Maastricht into force.

Michalis Papakonstantinou12 December 1992

Edinburgh · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Contributes to Greece's position as leaders finalise the Edinburgh response to Danish concerns.

1993

Andreas Papandreou1 November 1993

Greece · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Returns as Greek prime minister shortly before Maastricht enters into force and the European Union is established.

Names involved

Andreas PapandreouAntonis SamarasEfthymios ChristodoulouKonstantinos MitsotakisMichalis Papakonstantinou

Provenance

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