EU CitizenshipCitizenship of the European Union

Who are the EU citizens?

Any person who is a citizen of a member state of the European Union is also an EU citizen.

Each EU country has different nationality laws.

If you are a multiple citizen and one of your citizenships is European you are an EU citizen as well.

If you lose your citizenship you also lose your EU citizenship.

What makes it so special?

Political rights• Voting in European elections• Voting in municipal elections• Accessing European government documents• Petitioning Parliament and the Ombudsman

Rights of free movement

Right to consular protection

Voting in European Elections

The right to vote and stand in elections to the European Parliament, in any EU member state.

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Voting in Municipal Elections

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The right to vote and stand in local elections in an EU state other than their own, under the same conditions as the nationals of that state.

Accessing European Government Documents The right to access to

European Parliament, Council, and Commission documents.

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Petitioning Parliament and the Ombudsman The right to petition the

European Parliament and the right to apply to the European Ombudsman in order to bring to his attention any cases of poor administration by the EU institutions and bodies, with the exception of the legal bodies.

Emily O'ReillyEuropean Ombudsman

Right of Free Movement

The right of free movement and residence throughout the Union and the right to work in any position.

Right to consular protection

The right to protection by the diplomatic or consular authorities of other Member States when in a non-EU Member State, if there are no diplomatic or consular authorities from the citizen's own state:this is due to the fact that not all member states maintain embassies in every country in the world (16 countries have only one embassy from an EU state).

Future of the EU Citizenship

The right to vote and stand in general elections in an EU state other than their own, under the same conditions as the nationals of that state.

The right to have social care in any EU state.

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