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Citizenship of the Union
Outline of the Community (European Union) legislation about Citizenship of the Union
Topics
These categories group together and put in context the legislative and non-legislative initiatives which deal with the same topic.
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Citizenship of the Union
Any person who is a national of a Member State of the European Union (EU) is a European citizen. EU citizenship thus complements national citizenship without replacing it. An integral part of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, EU citizenship confers nationals of Member States a series of rights. These include the rights to appeal to the Ombudsman, initiate legislative proposals (citizens’ initiative), and to vote and stand as a candidate in municipal and European elections. Citizens of the Union also enjoy freedom of movement and residence within the territory of the EU, as well as diplomatic and consular protection outside the Union from any Member State.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
- The Stockholm Programme
- Action plan on the Stockholm Programme
- The Hague Programme: 10 priorities for the next five years
- Charter of Fundamental Rights
- Putting the Charter of Fundamental Rights into practice
- The European Ombudsman
- Dismantling the obstacles to EU citizens’ rights
- Follow-up to the recommendations of the High-Level Panel on the Free Movement of Persons
- Reports on citizenship of the Union
Action programmes
- European Year of Voluntary Activities Promoting Active Citizenship (2011)
- Fundamental rights and citizenship (2007-13)
- Europe for Citizens (2007-13)
- Active European citizenship (2004-2006)
- Making citizenship work: programmes for Youth, Culture, Audiovisual and Civic Participation
RIGHT OF MOVEMENT AND RESIDENCE IN THE MEMBER STATES
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: RIGHT TO VOTE AND TO STAND AS A CANDIDATE
ELECTIONS TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: RIGHT TO VOTE AND TO STAND AS A CANDIDATE
- Voting rights and eligibility in European Parliament elections
- Evaluation of the European Parliament Elections (2004)
- Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROTECTION
- Emergency travel document (ETD)
- Diplomatic and consular protection
- Effective consular protection (Action Plan 2007-2009)
- Diplomatic and consular protection of Union citizens in third countries (Green Paper)