Agreement that established the European Union (EU) as successor to the European Community.
It bestowed EU citizenship on every national of its member states, provided for the introduction of a central banking system and a common currency (&see; euro), and committed the member states to work toward a common foreign and security policy. Signed in 1992, it was ratified and took effect in 1993. &Seealso; European Court of Justice, European Parliament, Treaties of Rome.
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