Geneza traktatu z Maastricht i jego znaczenie dla integracji i bezpieczeństwa Europy
Journal: Studia Polityczne
Year: 2023

The Maastricht Treaty was signed thirty years ago, on 7 February 1992 and, after ratification, it came into force on 1 November 1993. It was a milestone on the path to European integration, which began after World War II, and an important element of the transatlantic international security system. On its basis, the European Union (EU) was created.Its genesis and decisions were influenced by such events and processes as: the Autumn of Nations 1989, which led to the fall of communism in the countr