7 December 1944
Maastricht Conference
Presents his assessment of the northern Allied front at Maastricht.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Maastricht in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Presents his assessment of the northern Allied front at Maastricht.
Argues for concentrating resources on a powerful northern offensive.
Secures opt-outs from the single currency and the Social Protocol.
Negotiates Britain's position during the decisive European Council.
Hurd represents British foreign-policy interests as the final Maastricht negotiations open.
Lamont defends Britain's monetary flexibility as leaders negotiate the proposed single-currency framework.
Negotiates opt outs from the single currency and Social Chapter.
Hurd helps finalise Britain's intergovernmental safeguards in foreign and security policy.
Secures British opt-outs from the third stage of monetary union and the Agreement on Social Policy.
Signs the Maastricht Treaty, deepening Conservative divisions over Europe.
Represents Britain while preserving the single-currency opt-out.
Confirms the negotiated British position including treaty opt-outs.
Signs the Treaty on European Union for Great Britain as Foreign Secretary.
Signs the Treaty on European Union for Great Britain as Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
Provenance
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