EU citizenship - Newsroom
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09-09-2012 - EU citizenship
Consultation on the 2013 EU Citizenship Report "EU citizens - Your rights, your future"
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09-05-2012 - EU citizenship
Have your say! Your rights, your future
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08-05-2012 - EU citizenship
Citizens' rights: European Commission kicks off the broadest public consultation ever and asks citizens to set future agenda
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 8 May 2012 – 9 May is Europe Day. This should be more than just a day of celebration for citizens. As of tomorrow, the European Commission will be calling on citizens all over the European Union to help set ...
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16-04-2012 - EU citizenship
European Commission makes fundamental rights a reality for citizens
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 16 April 2012 – The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights – now in force and legally binding for more than two years – has guided EU law-making from the very first draft all the way through to the statute book....
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30-03-2012 - EU citizenship
European Commission seeks public input on a modern system of European insolvency law
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 30 March 2012 – Today, the European Commission launched a public consultation on modernising EU rules governing insolvencies. The existing rules ( the Insolvency Regulation ) date from 2000 and set out how ...
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20-03-2012 - EU citizenship
Invisible barriers across Europe - Euronews Right On Episode
Being able to move and work freely across all the EU states is a fundamental right for EU citizens from all 27 countries. Euronews report.
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14-12-2011 - EU citizenship
European Commission puts town twinning, remembrance of Europe’s history and civil society debate about Europe at the heart of new ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 14 December 2011 –Today, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a new ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme that aims to increase citizens' awareness and understanding of the European Union....
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16-11-2011 - EU citizenship
Consular Protection. Play Video
90 million Europeans travel outside the EU each year. 30 million Europeans live in a non-EU country. The EU is looking after its citizens throughout the world, enabling you to ask for help from any EU embassy if your own country doesn't have one where you are.
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15-11-2011 - EU citizenship
EU strengthens consular rights to help Europeans abroad
The European Commission has proposed to improve assistance for EU citizens caught in crisis situations – such as those that occurred in Japan, Libya or Egypt this year – and day-to-day emergencies when travelling abroad. The aim is to ease cooperation between consular authorities and strengthen European citizens' right to consular protection.
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26-09-2011 - EU citizenship
Citizens' factsheets
The Commission will launch a debate with the European Parliament and the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, and with civil society, on how EU citizens can get the most out of citizenship. In 2013 the Commission will present an assssment of the main actions, which are outlined in the following factsheets.
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11-08-2011 - EU citizenship
European Commission proposes to make 2013 the "European Year of Citizens"
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 11 August 2011 – Union citizenship and the rights that go with it are one of the key pillars of the European Union. As we mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Union citizenship under the Maastricht ...
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27-07-2011 - EU citizenship
Going on holiday? Support is available for EU Citizens in moments of need
European Commission - Press release Going on holiday? Support is available for EU Citizens in moments of need Brussels, 27 July 2011 – One in six Europeans plan to take their main holiday outside the EU this year (see Annex)....
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12-07-2011 - EU citizenship
EU-Justice Commissioner Reding on UK's Kenneth Clarke's support for EU victims of crime proposal
MEMO/11/501 Brussels, 12 July 2011 "I welcome Justice Minister Kenneth Clarke's recommendation that the UK join the negotiations on the Commission’s proposal for a Directive on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime....
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24-06-2011 - EU citizenship
EU leaders endorse Commission's plan for Roma integration
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 24 June 2011 – The European Commission's EU framework for national Roma integration strategies ( IP11/400, MEMO/11/216 ) was endorsed at the highest political level....
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16-06-2011 - EU citizenship
Conference on EU consular affairs
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23-03-2011 - EU citizenship
EU to reinforce citizens' rights to consular protection and assistance in third countries
IP/11/355 Brussels, 23 March 2011 During emergencies and crises, such as in Japan, Libya or Egypt, EU citizens abroad have the right to ask for assistance from any EU consulate or embassy when their Member State is not represented in the country....
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23-03-2011 - EU citizenship
Reinforcing EU citizens' rights to consular protection and assistance in third countries – frequently asked questions
MEMO/11/185 Brussels, 23 March 2011 Which right do EU citizens have on consular protection? EU citizens, whether travelling to or living in a non-EU country in which their Member State is not represented, have the right to receive the protection of the ...
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22-03-2011 - EU citizenship
Communication (public) event - Non Legislative Communication on consular protection and launch of dedicated internet site on consular protection for the citizen
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17-06-2010 - EU citizenship
Call for proposals - EU citizenship "Child abduction alert" 2008
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14-06-2010 - EU citizenship
EU Citizens' Rights "The way forward"
When developing policy and legislation, the European Commission consults widely with EU citizens and stakeholders through public consultations.
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29-04-2010 - EU citizenship
Call for proposals - EU citizenship Actions grants 2009-2010
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31-01-2010 - EU citizenship
The European citizens' initiative
When developing policy and legislation, the European Commission consults widely with EU citizens and stakeholders through public consultations.
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13-11-2008 - EU citizenship
Call for proposals - EU citizenship "Operating grants" 2008
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05-05-2008 - EU citizenship
Call for proposals - EU citizenship "Actions grants" 2007