Denmark and the Treaty on European Union(*)

(*)   OJ C 348,31. 12. 1992,p 1

Edinburgh European Council, 11 and 12 December 1992. Conclusions of the Presidency, Part B.

The European Council recalled that the entry into force of the Treaty signed in Maastricht requires ratification by all 12 Member States in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements, and reaffirmed the importance of concluding the process as soon as possible, without re-opening the present text, as foreseen in Article R of the Treaty.

The European Council noted that Denmark has submitted to Member States on 30 October a document entitled `Denmark in Europe', which sets out the following points as being of-particular importance:

The defence policy dimension,

The third stage of economic and monetary union,

Citizenship of the Union,

Cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs,

Openness and transparency in the Cornmunity's decision making process,

The effective application of the principle of subsidiarity,

Promotion of cooperation between the Member States to combat Unemployment.

Against this background, the European Council has agreed on the following set of arrangements, which are fully compatible with the Treaty, are designed to meet Danish concerns, and therefore apply exclusively to Denmark and not to other existing or acceding Member States:

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