The European Union comprises 28 European countries. The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 that lead to the creation of the Euro declared that anyone who is a citizen of one of the European member states is a European citizen.
Benefits of Citizenship of an EU Member State
❖ Travel freely within EU.
❖ Reside in any EU member state and enjoy all the rights of employment, education, healthcare, social security, etc. of the country of residence.
❖ Work anywhere in the EU.
❖ The right to vote and to stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament and in municipal elections in the Member State in which they reside, under the same conditions as nationals of that State.
❖ The right to be protected in the territory of a third country by diplomatic and consular authorities of EU member states.
❖ The right to access European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, subject to certain conditions.