Maastricht Treaty
"Part Two
Citizenship of the Union"
Article 8
- Citizenship of the Union is hereby established. Every person
holding the nationality of a Member State shall be a citizen of
the Union.
- Citizens of the Union shall enjoy the rights conferred by
this treaty and shall be subject to the duties imposed thereby.
Article 8a
- Every citizen of the Union shall have the right to reside
and move freely within the territory of the Member States, subject
to the limitations and conditions laid down in this treaty and
by the measures adopted to give it effect.
- The council may adopt provisions with a view to facilitating
the rights referred to in paragraph 1; save as otherwise provided
in this Treaty, the Council shall act unanimously on a proposal
from the Commission after obtaining the assent of the European
Parliament.
Article 8b
- Every citizen of the Union residing in a Member State of which
he is not a national shall have the right to vote and stand as
a candidate in municipal elections in the member state in which
he resides, under the same conditions as nationals of that State.
This right shall be exercised subject to detailed arrangements
to be adopted before 31 December 1994 by the Council, acting unanimously
on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European
Parliament; these arrangements may provide for derogation's where
warranted by problems specific to a member state.
- Without prejudice to Article 1 38(3) and to the provisions
adopted for its implementation, every citizen of the Union residing
in a Member State of which he is not a national shall have the
right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European
Parliament in the member state in which he resides, under the
same conditions as nationals of that State. This right shall be
exercised subject to detailed arrangements to be adopted before
31 December 1993 by the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal
from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament;
these arrangements may provide for derogation's where warranted
by problems specific to a member state.
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