Problems with the Maastricht Treaty and its Goal to Unify Europe :: European Europe History

Problems with the Maastricht accordance and its Goal to Unify atomic number 63 My position is in opposition of the unification of Europe as proposed underthe Maastricht Treaty, as being beneficial to Europe. We will prove beyonda reasonable doubt the uselessness of the treaty. The main principal ofthe Maastricht Treaty is European Unity. Unity is a nice warm hearted wordwhich infers working towards a goal in harmony. The Maastricht Treatysounds like an ideal proposal on paper, but in reality it cant work. In order to adopt the treaty several countries will have to makesacrifices. No body likes to make sacrifices. Countries with progresseconomies like Germany will have to slow down to accommodate countrys withpoorer economic systems. Nations like England will have to merge theirhigh currency rate with countrys such as Italy, whom atomic number 18 infamous fortheir treasured currency the Lira. No one likes to get the short end of astick - Why should these countries give up some of their prosperity to helpothers? Sure it will be quite an honourable effort but greed is anundisputable human characteristic (and we are talking about the merger offormer economic rivals now in full cooperation) Ultimately, thesecountries concerned with their own interests in mind will disregard thetreaty. For example, during the choke several weeks in defiance of thetreaty Britain lowered it interest rates while Germany raised theirs. Bothto accommodate their own separate economies This sort of unison does notseem to me to set an example from which to abide by in the future. Under the Maastricht Treaty one body will govern and regulate both(prenominal)economic and political concerns. I find it hard to comprehend how onegoverning body can do the work of twelve individual governments in acontinent whose culture and society are so diverse. If the nations now areincapable of settling their internal problems how can shifting the immense file to a smaller less experienced group do anything but furthercomplicate the situation. Sure it may be easier to decide upon a loose ofaction - but controversial issues may only intensify or multiply if notcarefully and appropriately addressed. The proof of such a mischance betweenvarious ethnic groups and a detached government is the current intensifyingconflict between different ethnic group in Yugoslavia, safe next door toGreece. The Maastricht treaty also provides for the joint creation of a