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Maastricht Referendum

Maastricht Referendum
French citizens wait to cast their votes in a referendum on the 1993 Maastricht Treaty. The treaty changed the European Community (EC) into the European Union (EU). It had to be approved by a popular majority in each EC member country before it could go into effect.
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