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Publishers Abstract:
European citizenship is slowly but steadily evolving into a fifth Treaty freedom. As is well known, the terms of the Maastricht Treaty dealing with European citizenship -- initially perceived as merely symbolic -- were progressively fleshed out in a cautious but persistent line of case law of the ECJ. The Lisbon Treaty does not make many substantive alterations to the provisions on citizenship as such. The question is whether the Lisbon Treaty provides a good basis for further action. Much will -- as usual -- depend on the policy and rules which are developed. The Lisbon Treaty provides various interesting openings and new options in order to address a number of citizens' concerns better and more coherently. That might be the start of giving a richer meaning to European citizenship in general, in addition to enhancing the position of migrant citizens -- which, beyond doubt, remains a core business of the European project.
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