11 December 1992
Edinburgh European Council
Represents Denmark as the European Council considers special arrangements intended to resolve the Danish Maastricht ratification problem.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Edinburgh in Denmark. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Represents Denmark as the European Council considers special arrangements intended to resolve the Danish Maastricht ratification problem.
Takes Denmark's position to the Edinburgh European Council as the Twelve seek to rescue the ratification process.
Negotiates the settlement applying special arrangements to Denmark in defence, monetary union, citizenship and justice cooperation.
The Edinburgh settlement gives Denmark a special position concerning the defence dimension of European Union cooperation.
Supports the arrangement allowing Denmark not to participate in the third stage of economic and monetary union.
Secures a European Council decision addressing Denmark's concerns while leaving the Maastricht Treaty text unchanged.
The Edinburgh settlement clarifies that Union citizenship does not replace Danish nationality, addressing a central Danish concern.
The Edinburgh settlement confirms constitutional safeguards for Denmark regarding future transfers of sovereignty in justice and home affairs.
Works on Denmark's response to the Danish settlement as the Edinburgh European Council concludes.
Provenance
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