... the dream of unity in Europe plausible. First, the Soviet threat gave western Europeans an incentive to unite for defence and economic recovery. Second, the very scale of the superpowers suggested that Europeans must bring together their resources if they hoped to play a major role in world ... while others, especially Britain, insist that United States involvement via the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is vital for European security. This second argument was reinforced when the EU failed to resolve the Yugoslavian crisis that began in 1991. Between 1991 and 1992 the Yugosla...

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... the Treaty on European Union was signed in Maastricht and was sent to member states for ratification. The first referendum in Denmark rejects the Treaty. Finally in May 1993, a second Danish referendum ratified the Maastricht Treaty, which took effect in November. To strengthen integration, the Maastricht Treaty on European Union cleared the way for the completion of the Economic ... of the qualifying members of the EU have converted their national currencies to the euro, Britain is retaining the pound and taking a "wait-and-see- approach to economic integration. A second example of stru...

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