France voted against ratifying the proposed Constitution of the European Union.
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The European Union is established as the Maastricht Treaty is signed.
The Paris Agreement was opened for signatures.
The European Union Parliament declared single-use plastics were to be banned by 2021.
The EU banned all British beef exports due to the risks of carrying 'mad cow disease.'
MP's in the UK voted in favor of triggering the European Union Bill (Article 50), which gave the government the power to prepare to leave the European Union.