EU, the Maastricht Treaty, and Comparisons of viewpoints The Maastrich Treaty is the main single document holding the European Union together. It creates the backbone of the Union. "Article B outlines the heart of the Maastricht treaty. It also contains the issues that create the most division among the 15 countries participating in the Union." I will attempt to compare 3 different countries attitude as I see it on "developing closer cooperation on justice and home affairs." …showed first 75 words of 743 total…

…showed last 75 words of 743 total…a stipend at each childbirth. Unemployment insurance is based on voluntary premiums, but is subsidized by the state. These institutions will surely suffer greatly from increased "cooperation on justice and home affairs" since Swedish citizens will not be able to expect free medical care, unemployment insurance, and child allowances anywhere within the Union. This would mean that Sweden would have to compromise its welfare system in able to synchronize with the rest of the Union.