Historical place archive

Maastricht in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Maastricht in Belgium. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

10 records6 event labels4 people1839–1992

Historical events in Maastricht

1839

19 April 1839
Boundary Demarcation
Leopold I · Government of Belgium

Accepts treaty provisions requiring Belgian and Dutch commissioners to mark the agreed frontier.

1991

9 December 1991
Belgian Support for European Union
Wilfried Martens · European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports stronger European institutions and movement toward monetary union.

9 December 1991
Maastricht European Council
Wilfried Martens · European Economic Community (EEC)

Represents Belgium during negotiations on the Treaty on European Union.

9 December 1991
Treaty of Maastricht
Wilfried Martens · European Economic Community (EEC)

Represents Belgium as the Maastricht European Council opens the decisive treaty negotiations.

10 December 1991
Treaty of Maastricht
Mark Maria Frans Eyskens · European Economic Community (EEC)

Helps conclude Belgium's political and foreign-policy settlement as the Maastricht negotiations reach agreement.

10 December 1991
Treaty of Maastricht
Philippe M.P.J. Maystadt · European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports the monetary-union framework accepted by Belgium when the Maastricht settlement is concluded.

1992

7 February 1992
Belgian Monetary Union Signature
Philippe M.P.J. Maystadt · European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports convergence rules leading toward the common European currency.

7 February 1992
Belgian Treaty Signature
Mark Maria Frans Eyskens · European Economic Community (EEC)

Confirms Belgian support for deeper political and monetary integration.

7 February 1992
Treaty of Maastricht
Mark Maria Frans Eyskens · European Economic Community (EEC)

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

7 February 1992
Treaty of Maastricht
Philippe M.P.J. Maystadt · European Economic Community (EEC)

Signs the Treaty on European Union for Belgium as Finance Minister.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Belgium and Maastricht. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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