Please note
We are working on a new version of the portal that will make it easier for you to find the information you need to exercise your rights in the EU. At present, therefore, the information available in these pages may not be up-to-date. To find out about your rights during this transitory period you can send your question to Europe Direct.
Citizens
What is 'Your Europe - Citizens'?
It provides you with detailed practical information on your rights and opportunities in the EU and its Internal Market plus advice on how to exercise these rights in practice. For example, you can learn more about living, working and studying in another EU country.
Your rights to live and move around in the EU have recently been improved. Updated information on residence rights and entry procedures will soon be available on Your Europe. In the meantime, general information on these topics is available here.
Bulgaria and Romania are now members of the EU. Information will soon be available on Your Europe on working in these countries and on working in another EU country if you are from Bulgaria or Romania. In the meantime, general information is available here, and you can get free personalised advice from the EU's Citizens Signpost Service.
Information available
- European General Guides
These guides give a general overview of your EU-wide rights and opportunities and of how to make effective use of them. To access this information select the “European General Guides” from the “Services for Citizens” section on the right navigation menu. - European and National practical information
More than 90 individual factsheets are giving you detailed practical information about exercising your rights both at EU level and in a specific EU country as well as particular situations you are likely to encounter. To access this information first select the general area and then the specific information available for this area from the corresponding left menu. Information on European level will be presented to you and from there you will be able to select the county and available language so as to view national information on the same area. - Useful Links & Addresses
The “Useful Links & Addresses” section can be accessed from the right navigation menu under the “Services for Citizens” section. It presents EU-wide and country specific information that contain a set of links specific to the currently viewed page as well as country specific information with relevant postal addresses, telephone numbers, websites and email addresses. - Available Services for Citizens
The most useful sites providing services to citizens are available from the corresponding footer area and from the “Get personal advice” section on the right menu. For example, you can ask for advice by accessing the Citizens Signpost Service, or ask for printed versions of any information available on this site by accessing the Europe Direct Service.
