As set out in the Maastricht Treaty, any national of a Member State is a citizen of the Union. The aim of European citizenship is to strengthen and consolidate European identity by greater involvement of the citizens in the Community integration process. Thanks to the single market, citizens enjoy a series of general rights in various areas such as the free movement of goods and services, consumer protection and public health, equal opportunities and treatment, access to jobs and social protection. There are four categories of specific provisions and rights attached to citizenship of the European Union:
- Freedom of movement and residence throughout the Union.
- The right to vote and stand as a candidate in municipal elections and in elections to the European Parliament in the state where he/she resides.
- Protection by the diplomatic and consular authorities of any Member State where the State of which the person is a national is not represented in a non-member country.
- The right to petition the European Parliament and apply to the Ombudsman.
The teacher also asked us to invent two new rights about this subject. These are the rigths that we have thought about:
- The right to be allowed to watch all channels shown in the EU to learn more about other cultures and languages.
- The right to take secondary education in other countries of the EU without any conveniences.
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