Maastricht

Southern Netherlands city

Maastricht is a city in the southeastern Netherlands, near the Belgian and German borders.

It is best known internationally for the Maastricht Treaty of 1992, which established the European Union and laid the groundwork for the euro currency: The Maastricht criteria set limits on government debt and deficits.

city

Netherlands

Northwestern European constitutional monarchy

university · cobblestone · squares · bridges · canals · fortifications · gates · ramparts · casemates · caves

cultural

art fair

Exhibition selling creative works

dialect · gastronomy · cafes · terraces · heritage · medieval · Romanesque

gastronomy

Burgundian

Of a French region

  • pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
  • mustardTangy seed-paste condiment
  • beerFermented grain drink

Brand · cafes · bistros · terraces · food festival · restaurants · Michelin · fine dining · wine · cheese

treaty

European Union

Continental political-economic federation

  • EUEuropean political-economic bloc
  • 1992Early nineties year
  • integrationCombining into a whole

monetary union · eurozone · single market · Schengen · federalism · sovereignty · ratification · referendum · pillars · subsidiarity

academic

university

Higher education institution

psychology · law · business school · research · campus · faculty · exchange · Erasmus · tutorials · education

Opposites
Dutch urban geography/character

MaastrichtGroningen

Dutch northern provincial capital

Amsterdam · Rotterdam · The Hague · Urk · Utrecht

EU integration symbolism

MaastrichtBrexit

UK leaving European Union

Euroscepticism · national sovereignty · UKIP · Schengen · Lisbon

European integration symbolism

MaastrichtBrexit

UK leaving European Union

Westminster · London · Downing Street · Grexit

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G