POLI 360 Chapter 4: Dinan Chapter 4.pdf
16 Mar 2015
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* responding to these developments, governments negotiated the maastricht treaty (2nd major treaty reform in only 6 years) - and established the european union. * rati cation crisis - june 1992, danes reject maastricht in referendum ! * public concern/unease for poor democratic accountability in brussels, eu"s ability to cope with sudden changes, public alienation! * second referendum successful leading to 1993 implementation of the treaty ! * leading to progress to single market program and monetary union ! * closer cooperation on foreign and security policy ! Mediterranean enlargement : spain, portugal, greece sought to join to stabilize their newly developed democracies, end their international isolation and develop their economies. 1976 - greece began accession negotiations, concluding in 1979 and became the tenth member of the ec in january 1981. ! 1977 - portugal joined to apply, but ec considered talks closely related to spain and like spain, talks concerned agriculture and sheries.
