CITIZENSHIP
One of the major innovations established by the Treaty is the creation of European citizenship over and above national citizenship. Every citizen who is a national of a Member State is also a citizen of the Union. This citizenship vests new rights in Europeans, viz.:
- the right to circulate and reside freely in the Community;
- the right to vote and to stand as a candidate for European and municipal elections in the State in which he or she resides;
- the right to protection by the diplomatic or consular authorities of a Member State other than the citizen's Member State of origin on the territory of a third country in which the state of origin is not represented;
- the right to petition the European Parliament and to submit a complaint to the Ombudsman.
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