Maastricht Treaty
Three countries held referendums on the ratification of the treaty of Maastricht: France, Ireland and Denmark.
- Ireland referendum (18 June 1992)
Result was a majority of 68.7% in favour. Turnout was 57.31%.
- France referendum (20 September 1992)
The treaty was verified with a slim margin of victory of 51.1% in favour. Turnout was 69.7%.
- Denmark
In Denmark, two referendums had to be held before the treaty of Maastricht passed. The first was held on 2 June 1992, had a turnout of 82.9% but approval of the treaty of Maastricht was denied by a slim margin, with only 49.3% in favour of the treaty.
After that defeat of the treaty, Denmark negotiated and received the following four opt-outs from portions of the treaty: Economic and Monetary Union, Union Citizenship, Justice and Home Affairs and Common Defense. A new referendum was held on 18 May 1993. There was a turnout of 85.5% of which the 56.8% voted in favour of the renegotiated treaty.
Read more about this topic: Referendums Related To The European Union
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