On 26 April 1990, following the 55th Franco-German consultations at the Élysée Palace, French President François Mitterrand and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl express their views on political union in Europe and reaffirm the efforts of their two countries in that direction.

On 27 November 1991, the European Commission emphasises the fondamental implications of draft treaties on Political Union and Economic and Monetary Union (EMU).

In November 1991, in an article in the monthly journal Crocodile, Enrique Baron Crespo, President of the European Parliament, emphasises the importance of laying down in the Treaty on European Union the principles and structures of the European Community so that it can consolidate its place on the European and international stage.

On 13 December 1991 in the German Bundestag, Chancellor Helmut Kohl summarises the achievements made by the Twelve during the Maastricht European Council of 9 and 10 December 1991.

‘Maastricht.’ In 1991, the cartoonist Behrendt sees the route leading towards ‘Maastricht’ and the treaty on European Union as a long one, fraught with pitfalls.

‘The home straight.’ The cartoonist, Murschetz, emphasises the difficulties in finalising the Treaty on European Union which will be signed in Maastricht on 7 February 1992.

In this interview, Jean-Jacques Kasel, Director of Political and Cultural Affairs at the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1986 to 1992, emphasises the difficulties that had to be overcome to finalise the Treaty on European Union signed in Maastricht on 7 February 1992.

In this interview excerpt, Jacques Delors, President of the Commission of the European Communities from 1985 to 1995, discusses the controversy surrounding the negotiations on the Maastricht Treaty, in particular in the area of the CFSP, the convergence criteria for EMU, the ‘temple' structure of the European Union, and the Social Protocol.

On 7 February 1992, Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, Portuguese Prime Minister and President-in-Office of the Council of the European Communities, delivers an address in which he emphasises the political implications of the Treaty on European Union (EU), signed that day in Maastricht by the Twelve.

On 7 February 1992, at the signing in Maastricht of the Treaty on European Union, Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission, outlines the future challenges to be faced by the European Community.

Le 7 février 1992, lors de la cérémonie de signature à Maastricht du traité sur l'Union européenne, Egon Klepsch, président du Parlement européen, décrit les nouvelles perspectives qui s'ouvrent aux citoyens des Douze.

On 7 February 1992, at the signing of the Treaty on European Union in Maastricht, the conservative daily newspaper La Libre Belgique points out the shortcomings of the Treaty in the light of the challenges which await the Twelve.

On 7 February 1992, commenting on the signing that very day of the Maastricht Treaty, the British left-wing daily newspaper The Guardian analyses the Treaty’s impact on the European Union.

As the Treaty of Maastricht is signed on 7 February 1992, the daily newspaper Luxemburger Wort analyses the repercussions of the European Union on the Twelve.

On 8 February 1992, the French newspaper Le Monde considers the time frame for and the practical implementation of the provisions set out in the Maastricht Treaty.

On 7 February 1992 in Maastricht, the Foreign and Finance Ministers of the 12 Member States of the European Communities sign the Treaty on European Union.

In 1992, the Luxembourg Government publishes a booklet explaining the main provisions of the Treaty signed in Maastricht on 7 February 1992 by the Twelve.

In this interview, Jacques F. Poos, former Luxembourg Foreign Minister, refers to the origins and historical importance of the Treaty of Maastricht on European Union, with particular regard to monetary issues and European citizenship.