"30 years in the EU, 30 years of news": 1993: CITIZENS OF THE EU

European Union Citizenship is defined by the Treaty of Maastricht as follows: “Every person holding the nationality of a Member State of the European Union is, as a result, a citizen of the Union. Citizenship of the Union supplements national citizenship without replacing it.”

In 1993, Citizenship of the European Union became real. European Union citizenship gives us, among other rights, the right to vote in European and municipal elections, the right to free movement, residence and employment across the EU, and the right to consular protection by other EU states' embassies.