EU citizenship rights
Tilindyte, Laura
EU citizenship rights / [Recurso electrónico] .-- : Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services , March 2017 .-- 8 p. Recurso online
According to Article 20(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
(TFEU), every person holding the nationality of a Member State is a Union citizen.
Union citizenship is additional to national citizenship and does not replace it. The
concept of Union citizenship was introduced in the Treaty on European Union, signed
in Maastricht in 1992, which endowed Union citizens with a number of novel rights,
including political rights. Union citizens enjoy the right to move and reside freely in other Member States, to
vote and to stand as candidates in municipal and European elections, to petition the
Parliament, to apply to the European Ombudsman, and to enjoy in a third country the
protection of the diplomatic and consular authorities of any other Member State. The
Lisbon Treaty, signed in 2007, granted Union citizens another novel right – the right
to start a Citizens' Initiative. It is estimated that about 15 million Union citizens live in a Member State other than
that of their nationality. The rights related to free movement and residence are
governed by a central piece of legislation (Directive 2004/38), which covers most
aspects of the freedom of movement of persons. It enables Union citizens to travel,
(seek) work, study or retire in another Member State – and to enjoy equal treatment
while doing so. Yet, EU Treaties and secondary law make clear that the rights granted to Union citizens are not absolute but subject to conditions and limitations.
Derecho humanitario Derechos políticos y civiles Ciudadanía
Países de la Unión Europea
Parlamento Europeo . Servicio de Investigación Parlamentario Europeo
EU citizenship rights / [Recurso electrónico] .-- : Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services , March 2017 .-- 8 p. Recurso online
According to Article 20(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
(TFEU), every person holding the nationality of a Member State is a Union citizen.
Union citizenship is additional to national citizenship and does not replace it. The
concept of Union citizenship was introduced in the Treaty on European Union, signed
in Maastricht in 1992, which endowed Union citizens with a number of novel rights,
including political rights. Union citizens enjoy the right to move and reside freely in other Member States, to
vote and to stand as candidates in municipal and European elections, to petition the
Parliament, to apply to the European Ombudsman, and to enjoy in a third country the
protection of the diplomatic and consular authorities of any other Member State. The
Lisbon Treaty, signed in 2007, granted Union citizens another novel right – the right
to start a Citizens' Initiative. It is estimated that about 15 million Union citizens live in a Member State other than
that of their nationality. The rights related to free movement and residence are
governed by a central piece of legislation (Directive 2004/38), which covers most
aspects of the freedom of movement of persons. It enables Union citizens to travel,
(seek) work, study or retire in another Member State – and to enjoy equal treatment
while doing so. Yet, EU Treaties and secondary law make clear that the rights granted to Union citizens are not absolute but subject to conditions and limitations.
Derecho humanitario Derechos políticos y civiles Ciudadanía
Países de la Unión Europea
Parlamento Europeo . Servicio de Investigación Parlamentario Europeo
