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Twenty five years on, the Maastricht Treaty looks hopelessly optimistic

Video. Twenty five years on, the Maastricht Treaty looks hopelessly optimistic

Updated: 07/02/2017 - 15:45 GMT+1

The legacy of the Maastricht treaty, 25 years after it created the European Union and laid the foundation for the single European currency.

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