La oportunidad de intervenir en la vida política, ya sea como candidato a un cargo electo, mediante la incorporación a un partido político o mediante el seguimiento de las noticias de política en los medios de comunicación, constituye una parte fundamental de lo que significa vivir en una socied...
Ser ciudadano europeo le permite disfrutar de numerosas ventajas: un continente en paz, la mayor economía mundial, libertad de circulación; una serie de cosas que a menudo damos por hechas. Pero también de todos esos pequeños detalles cotidianos que van marcando la diferencia día a día, como ser...
Non-trade issues (NTIs) such as labour standards, political and civil rights and environmental protection have become important objectives in the design and implementation of the European Union’s (EU) trade policy. Almost two thirds of the EU trade agreements currently in force feature provision...
The EU’s Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation have devoted significant investments towards the study of citizenship. This Review presents findings from Framework Programme projects and in general takes stock of European research on the subject matter. The argument is made that enhanc...
Persons with undetermined citizenship of Estonia and non-citizens of Latvia (‘respective non-citizen populations’) do not have the right to take part in the elections to the European Parliament. The position of Estonia and Latvia is that their respective non-citizen populations have certain lega...
Kao građanin EU-a imate koristi od svih velikih prednosti: mirnog kontinenta, najvećega gospodarstva na svijetu, slobodnog kretanja – što često uzimamo zdravo za gotovo. Međutim, to uključuje i sve male, svakodnevne stvari koje utječu na zbilju i svakodnevni život. To su, primjerice, mogućnost v...
Steigende Arbeitslosenquoten, Maßnahmen zur Haushaltskonsolidierung und Sparmaßnahmen in der gesamten Europäischen Union (EU) sowie öffentliche Proteste und Verfassungskrisen in einigen EU‑Mitgliedstaaten beherrschten 2012 die Schlagzeilen. Dabei geht die Krise, der sich die EU in den letzten fü...
This report provides the first results from a legal study carried out by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in the context of its project on the 'Fundamental rights of persons with intellectual disabilities and persons with mental health problems'. Given that the right to pol...
