Maastricht Treaty 1992

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European Union treaty founding treaty of the European Union international treaty

The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 is the landmark agreement that formally created the European Union, introduced the euro, and deepened political and economic integration among its member states.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Maastricht	8
Maastricht Treaty 1992 canonical	2
Maastricht Treaty negotiations	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2174051 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Maastricht Treaty 1992
Context triple: [European Union internal market, strengthenedBy, Maastricht Treaty 1992]

A. Treaty of Rome
The Treaty of Rome is a 1957 international agreement that established the European Economic Community, laying a foundational step toward today’s European Union and its single market.
B. Single European Act
The Single European Act was a landmark 1986 European Community treaty that laid the groundwork for the EU’s single market by deepening economic integration and expanding supranational powers.
C. Treaty of Amsterdam
The Treaty of Amsterdam is a 1997 agreement that amended the founding treaties of the European Union, enhancing the powers of EU institutions, expanding cooperation in justice and home affairs, and preparing the Union for future enlargement.
D. Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities
The Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities, commonly known as the Merger Treaty, was a 1965 agreement that unified the executive institutions of the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community, and Euratom into a single set of bodies.
E. Treaty of Nice
The Treaty of Nice is a 2001 agreement that reformed the institutional structure of the European Union to prepare for its eastward enlargement.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Maastricht Treaty 1992
Target entity description: The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 is the landmark agreement that formally created the European Union, introduced the euro, and deepened political and economic integration among its member states.

A. Treaty of Rome
The Treaty of Rome is a 1957 international agreement that established the European Economic Community, laying a foundational step toward today’s European Union and its single market.
B. Single European Act
The Single European Act was a landmark 1986 European Community treaty that laid the groundwork for the EU’s single market by deepening economic integration and expanding supranational powers.
C. Treaty of Amsterdam
The Treaty of Amsterdam is a 1997 agreement that amended the founding treaties of the European Union, enhancing the powers of EU institutions, expanding cooperation in justice and home affairs, and preparing the Union for future enlargement.
D. Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities
The Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities, commonly known as the Merger Treaty, was a 1965 agreement that unified the executive institutions of the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community, and Euratom into a single set of bodies.
E. Treaty of Nice
The Treaty of Nice is a 2001 agreement that reformed the institutional structure of the European Union to prepare for its eastward enlargement.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union treaty ⓘ founding treaty of the European Union ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
allowed	EU citizens to vote and stand in European Parliament elections in any member state of residence ⓘ EU citizens to vote and stand in local elections in any member state of residence ⓘ
amended	Single European Act ⓘ Treaty of Rome ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	1993-11-01 ⓘ
category	1992 in international relations ⓘ Treaties of the European Union ⓘ linked to: EU Treaties
countryOfSigning	Netherlands ⓘ
created	European Union ⓘ
createdInstitutionalFrameworkFor	Economic and Monetary Union of the EU ⓘ linked to: European Union economic and monetary union
dateSigned	1992-02-07 ⓘ
defined	three pillars of the European Union ⓘ
expanded	use of co-decision procedure in EU lawmaking ⓘ
granted	EU citizenship to nationals of member states ⓘ
introduced	Economic and Monetary Union ⓘ linked to: European Union economic and monetary union concept of European citizenship ⓘ three-pillar structure of the European Union ⓘ
laidFoundationFor	euro ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ other official languages of the European Communities ⓘ
laterAmendedBy	Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ Treaty of Lisbon ⓘ Treaty of Nice ⓘ
legalBasisFor	Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU ⓘ cooperation in justice and home affairs in the EU ⓘ
namedAfter	Maastricht ⓘ
numberOfOriginalSignatories	12 ⓘ
officialName	Treaty on European Union ⓘ
pillar	Common Foreign and Security Policy pillar ⓘ linked to: Common Foreign and Security Policy European Communities pillar ⓘ Justice and Home Affairs pillar ⓘ
policyArea	economic integration ⓘ foreign and security policy ⓘ justice and home affairs ⓘ monetary integration ⓘ political integration ⓘ
ratificationProcessIncluded	Danish referendum ⓘ French referendum ⓘ
set	convergence criteria for adoption of the euro ⓘ
shortName	TEU ⓘ
signatory	Belgium ⓘ Denmark ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Greece ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Italy ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
signedIn	Maastricht ⓘ
strengthened	powers of the European Parliament ⓘ
subjectTo	ratification by all member states ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Union internal market → strengthenedBy → Maastricht Treaty 1992 ⓘ

Treaties of the United Kingdom → hasPart → Maastricht Treaty 1992 ⓘ

John Major: The Autobiography → describesEvent → Maastricht Treaty negotiations ⓘ

subject linked to: Autobiography "John Major: The Autobiography"