European citizenship for people from Turkey, Ukraine and the UK? Why not?
Imagine an Italian, a Ukrainian and a Briton having a meal in Berlin. They can all order à la carte in the restaurant, yet only the Italian can remain in Germany indefinitely without a visa, vote for Berlin’s mayor in elections or receive full German healthcare. While the three friends may all be European, only the Italian is a European citizen, giving them rights and benefits denied to the other two.
Here is an idea: could European citizenship be extended to citizens of countries that are not part of the European Union?
European citizenship, granted automatically to anyone with the nationality of an EU country, is additional and parallel to national citizenship.… Seguir leyendo »