 In France there was a small majority for the treaty and the Irish population also voted in favour of the ratification of the Treaty.The Danish "No" and the French "Petit oui" are known in scholarly circles as the erosion of the permissive consensus regarding public support for European integration.In the years after Maastricht, the European integration faced more political scrutiny and pro-integration politicians could no longer rely on diffuse support

The solution to the lack of public support for the further European integration in Denmark is known as "the National Compromise".