ICYMI - 1992 - Do we need a European Union?
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ICYMI - 1992 - Do we need a European Union?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 20, 202628 min
  • Politics

This ICYMI takes you back to 1992, when the European Union was in it's infancy. Twelve countries had already signed on to be part of a union that would include a new government, a central bank, and a shared currency. But it was a controversial plan. Several nations had taken the idea to a national vote leading to dramatic referendums playing out throughout Europe that year. After French voters elected to join the EU, Cross Country Checkup took to the airwaves and asked callers "Should Europe unite?" Here's an extended cut from first 30 minutes of that episode which aired September 27...

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This is a CBC Podcast. I'm Ian Hennemansing and this is, in case you missed it, the podcast. We're going to go back to 1992 when the debate in Europe was whether a European Union should exist. In 1991, a treaty was presented to European leaders which called for the creation of a new government, a central bank, and eventually a single new currency. Several

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countries took the decision to voters, leading to a series of dramatic referendums held throughout 1992. On this day that year, France went to the polls and 51% of the population decided to vote

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in favor of a united Europe. With a dozen countries on board, the European Union seemed to be taking shape. And on September 27, 1992, cross-country checkup asked, should Europe unite? This is our

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