1. SummaryThere have been many contributions from scholars on the widely discussed topic of European citizenship. In his article Espen DH Olsen argues, unlike many others, “that the Maastricht Treaty was not year zero in the discourse on European citizenship” (Olsen 2008, p. 40). His study deals with the period before the start of the general debate on European citizenship in the 1970s (see ibid, p. 41 ff.). The main conclusion of the article states that European citizenship exists from the starting point of European integration, Coal Europe. and Steel Community (CECA). Olsen defines his concept of citizenship "as the status of individuals in relation to a political unit" (ibid, p. 41) which divides into the four dimensions "belonging, identity, rights and participation" (see ibid, p. 41). Following this research design, he then applies these dimensions to four milestones of European integration: “the ECSC, the Treaties of Rome, the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the 1960s and the legislation on free movement in the 1990s. 60/70” (ibid, page 42). After applying each of the four dimensions to these events, Olsen concludes that his concept of European citizenship can be found in all four of these cases and has progressively strengthened (see ibid, p. 53, see table 2).2. Criticism While Olsen's approach seems at first glance quite intriguing and the structure of his article is generally good and understandable, there are serious deficits in the application of his concept of European citizenship to the four instances. This will be clarified on three exemplary points of his argument. Due to the breathing limitations for this sheet, unfortunately this cannot be done for all four sizes. First, O... half the paper... just isn't. Workers cannot in any way be considered general citizens.3. ConclusionIn the documents analyzed individuals are mentioned as workers and as such more or less accidentally, because they had to be included since the treaties concerned their industries, however the author of the article draws conclusions from these treaties which he can explain only by extending the developed concept of citizenship beyond all applicability. Olsen's conception of citizenship absolutely needs to be revised. Due to the confusion between worker and real citizen, his whole approach becomes useless and loses relevance for the interesting and important research on the topic of European citizenship. Works Cited Olsen, Espen DH (2008): The origins of European citizenship in the first two decades of European integration. In: Journal of European Public Policy, vol. 15:1. P. 40-57