Abstract
The European Coal and Steel Community was launched in 1951. Ever since its launch, it is an indisputable fact that the European integration has most often been depicted as a society being led by the economics. Once again, it is an undeniable fact, that these agreements have not been proposed on the basis of economic considerations. However, mobilizing economic interests allows one to account for a certain portion of the decisions to a considerable extent. If we delve into the Maastricht agreement which was signed by the Member States on the 7th of February 1992, one can infer and deduce the role played by the economy (in relation to different national or non national actors) in the agreement drafting and finalizing process. However, the plaguing questions are the extent to which, these economic factors can be used to explain the Maastricht agreement and whether, these factors can elucidate the whole story. As a guideline to answer these questions, I will be drawing an anecdotic comparison between the Maastricht agreement and a chemical reaction.
