Signing of the Treaty on European Union on 7 February 1992 in the Limburg Province Government buildings, Maastricht.

‘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.

Group photo of the Heads of State or Government of the 12 Member States of the European Communities and of the President of the Commission at the European Council meeting in Maastricht on 9 and 10 December 1991. Front and second rows: Ruud Lubbers, Netherlands Prime Minister and President-in-Office of the European Council, with the Netherlands and the French Heads of State, the Heads of Government and the President of the Commission (second row, centre). Third row: Ministers for Foreign Affairs. At this meeting, the European Council approves the Draft Treaty on European Union.