Marta Rojewska
European Union citizenship in the federalist perspective [View PDF]
ABSTRACT
The article analyses the importance of the existence and functioning of European Union (EU) citizenship institutions for materialization of federal concepts of European integration. In the first place, the evolution of this institution and legal foundations of its functioning have been analysed. The second part of the article is aimed at answering the question to what extent EU citizenship may be regarded as a federal institution. Then the issue of the importance of this institution for building political identity of Europeans should be considered.
Keywords: European citizenship, European federation, federalism, European Union, European integration, democracy, civil rihhts