The EC has published a policy review document on ‘Co-creating European Union Citizenship’. The document draws on the key research findings of fifteen EU-funded Social Sciences and Humanities research projects that have contributed to the understanding of the genesis and evolution of EU citizenship. 2013 has been designated as the “European Year of Citizens”. While citizenship status promises an important set of rights and opportunities for all EU citizens, there are still challenges and the report discusses the numerous remaining obstacles to reaching EU citizenship rights. One of the key conclusions of the report is the importance of ‘bringing the citizens in’ – that is, viewing citizens and their families as partners in the design of policies and solutions and as the key to strengthening EU citizenship’s reality and potential.

Publication details and link to source: ‘Co-creating European Union citizenship’, published by the European Commission, 2013.