ABSTRACT
On 1 November 1993 the Treaty on European Union (the Maastricht Treaty) finally limped into force after suffering a thorough mauling in many member states of the Union.1 On that day every citizen of a member state of the Union became also a citizen of the European Union.2 In legal terms, this represents a very significant and interesting step in the development towards European Union. It might also be said that despite the significance of the development contained in the Maastricht Treaty many European citizens remain profoundly unaware or unmoved by it.3
