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On 7/8 February 2012, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University and the Maastricht Centre for European Governance, in cooperation with the Municipality of Maastricht and the Province of Limburg, will organize a series of interrelated events on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Maastricht Treaty.

On Tuesday, 7 February, the former Dutch Prime Minister and Finance Minister Wim Kok, the former Commission Vice-President Henning Christophersen and the Spanish MEP and former President of the European Parliament, Enrique Baron Crespo will debate the significance and the legacy of the Maastricht Treaty. This roundtable will be held at the Statenzaal of the Province of Limburg building where the Treaty was originally signed, and will be followed by a reception.

On Wednesday, 8 February, leading economists, historians and political scientists will discuss the origins, development and future perspective on the Treaty in the context of an academic conference in the main building of Maastricht University (Aula - Minderbroedersberg 4-6). This conference will be followed by a lecture by the renowned author Parag Khanna (New America Foundation/Council of European Foreign Relations) (School of Business and Economics Lecture Hall - Tongersestraat 53).

Biographies of conference participants

Click here to see a detailed programme of the Maastricht Treaty Conference.






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					On 7/8 February 2012, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University and the Maastricht Centre for European Governance, in cooperation with the Municipality of Maastricht and the Province of Limburg, will organize a series of interrelated events on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Maastricht Treaty. On Tuesday, 7 February, the former Dutch Prime Minister and Finance Minister Wim Kok, the former Commission Vice-President Henning Christophersen and the Spanish MEP and former President of the European Parliament, Enrique Baron Crespo will debate the significance and the legacy of the Maastricht Treaty. This roundtable will be held at the Statenzaal of the Province of Limburg building where the Treaty was originally signed, and will be followed by a reception. On Wednesday, 8 February, leading economists, historians and political scientists will discuss the origins, development and future perspective on the Treaty in the context of an academic conference in the main building of Maastricht University (Aula - Minderbroedersberg 4-6). This conference will be followed by a lecture by the renowned author Parag Khanna (New America Foundation/Council of European Foreign Relations) (School of Business and Economics Lecture Hall - Tongersestraat 53). Biographies of conference participants Click here to see a detailed programme of the Maastricht Treaty Conference.