Citizenship of the European Union - metaphor or source of rights

European Social Integration 2004 citizenship of the European Union - metaphor or source of rights As of February 7th, 1992, citizenship of the European Union (EU; the 'Union') was conferred automatically on nationals of member countries of the European Community. Yet, before I commenced writing this essay I asked two members of the general public on the off chance to give to me their own brief assessment of European Citizenship and its associated rights. In addition to …

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