It brings together the Heads of State or Government of the Member States and the President of the European Commission ( see also EU Council ) .

42 Public finances in EU Member States ..... 47 Economic indicators and the Maastricht Treaty convergence criteria .....

However , they are expected to do so when they fulfil the Maastricht convergence criteria ( see question 4 below ) .

Economic indicators and the Maastricht Treaty convergence criteria ( excluding the exchange rate criterion ) HICP inflation ( a ) Long term interest rate ( b ) General government surplus ( ) or deficit ( ) ( c )

1991, Maastricht Agreement on the Maastricht Treaty.

This will be assessed on the basis of the Maastricht convergence criteria ( see question 4 ) .

Data relating to the Maastricht Treaty convergence criteria ( excluding the exchange rate criterion ) are shown in Table 5 . 26

1992 The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.

Fano a Maasuicht , add settc febbraio millenovecentonovantadue . Gedaan te Maasuicht , de zwende februari negentienhonderd wee en negentig .

Hecho en Maasuicht , el sieu de febrero de mil novecientos novenu y dos . Udficrdiget i Musuicht , den syvende februu nitten hundrede og tooghalvfems .

Once these countries are deemed to have achieved sustainable convergence in compliance with the Maastricht convergence criteria 2 , they will adopt the euro and their central banks will become part of the Eurosystem .

Consistent with the Maastricht Treaty definition .

2 ) Consistent with the Maastricht Treaty definition .

4 ) Consistent with the Maastricht Treaty definition .

3 ) Consistent with the Maastricht Treaty definition .

3 ) Calendar year estimates . Consistent with the Maastricht Treaty definition .

The Limburg Government building in Maastricht where the Governing Council of the ECB met to mark the tenth anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty , which was signed in 1992 .

The Maastricht Treaty (formally, the Treaty on European Union or TEU) undertaken to integrate Europe was signed on 7 February 1992 by the members of the European Community in Maastricht, Netherlands.

Milward, A. S. and S. B. Saul.

Press conference following the external Governing Council meeting in Maastricht on 7 February 2002 to mark the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Maastricht Treaty .

Treaty on European Union ( Maastricht Treaty ) enters into force . 1990

2 ) General government consistent with the Maastricht Treaty definition .

2.4 CONCLUSIONS The institutional setting introduced by the Maastricht Treaty is unique .

The National Railway Company of Belgium runs south to Liège in Belgium.

The Maastricht Treaty has been amended by the treaties of Amsterdam, Nice and Lisbon.

Criteria for assessment

Convergence criteria Price developments

Convergence criteria

quality criteria

purity standards

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Done at Maastricht on the seventh day of February in the year one thousand and ninety two .

However , while all members of the Council shall be able to take part in the deliberations , only those representing Member States participating in enhanced cooperation shall take part in the adoption of decisions .

The first fossil remains were discovered in a limestone quarry at Maastricht on the Meuse in 1764.

By contrast , the new Member States are not expected to join the euro area immediately upon their accession to the EU , but only after having demonstrated their capability to fulfil the Maastricht convergence criteria in a sustainable manner .

We are all in agreement that , in full conformity with the Treaty requirements , the best possible preparation for adopting the euro , namely a high level of sustainable convergence in accordance with the Maastricht criteria , is of the essence .

The Treaty foresees that i ) at some point following accession , new Member States will join the Exchange Rate Mechanism II ( ERM II ) and , ii ) when they are deemed to have fulfilled the Maastricht convergence criteria , they will adopt the euro .

1 Moreover , the significance of this effect could increase in the years to come if productivity growth in the tradable sector were to accelerate supported by , inter alia , EU accession .

In the light of these commitments , the ECOFIN Council , at its meeting on 12 February , considered that the German and Portuguese Governments had responded effectively to the concerns expressed by the Commission in its recommendations and decided to close the two procedures .

The Treaty on European Union ( Maastricht Treaty ) provides for specific cooperation mechanisms in this respect .

February 7 The Maastricht Treaty is signed, founding the European Union.

Once they fulfil the necessary conditions as set out in the Maastricht Treaty , they will adopt the euro .

The Maastricht Treaty established the European Union under its current name in 1993 and introduced the European Citizenship.

Denmark and the United Kingdom obtained special opt outs in the original Maastricht Treaty.

Fait P Maasuicht , le sept fwrier mil neuf cent quatre vingt douze . Arna dhtanamh i Maastricht , an seachtb II d' Fheabhn , mile naoi gckad n6cha a d6 .