Voorlichtingscampagne over Europees burgerschap van start in Duitsland (en)
Today the European Commission launches in Germany the second part of an information campaign focused on the citizens of the European Union. Under the slogan "European citizenship is not just words, but also concrete rights", the campaign, which has taken the shape of a road-show, will visit 59 German cities from 15 to 25 October 2008. Through this campaign, people will be given information about their rights as citizens of the European Union, as defined in the Charter of Fundamental rights of the European Union.
"At a time when physical borders within the EU are disappearing", EU Commission Vice president Jacques Barrot i said, "legal barriers too often persist. We therefore need to build up awareness of the rights granted to European citizens to enable them to assert those rights in any EU Member State and beyond. With this campaign, we are aiming to enhance protection, promotion and respect of EU citizens' rights."
EU citizens' rights include the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in a local and European election in the Member State of residence; the right to good administration by the European institutions and the right to lodge a complaint in case of maladministration by them; the right of access to EU institutions' documents; the right to petition the European Parliament; the right to protection by the embassy or consulate of any EU Member state if you have a problem in a place where your country is not represented. And, last but not least, they also include the right to move and reside freely within the European Union.
The road-show will be launched today by a press conference at the Commission Representation Office in Berlin and will tour 59 cities (list annexed). It is expected to reach a total of some 35,000 citizens of all ages. In order to attract and inform a maximum of visitors, EU-labelled travelling tents will be put up in open-air public places and will offer interactive quizzes and informal information sessions. Visitors can test their knowledge of their rights as EU citizens and will be offered brochures, posters, mini-booklets and other giveaways.
The first road-show 2008 took place in Romania last September and attracted some 25,000 citizens in 40 cities. The next road-show will be held in Bulgaria (November 2008), while other Member states (Slovakia and Slovenia) will be visited in 2009.
For further information: www.eu-buergerschaft.eu
Neubrandenburg 15.10.2008
Rostock 16.10.2008
Wismar 17.10.2008
Schwerin 18.10.2008
Lübeck 20.10.2008
Kiel 21.10.2008
Flensburg 22.10.2008
Neumünster 23.10.2008
Hamburg 24.10.2008
Lüneburg 25.10.2008
Berlin 15.10.2008
Potsdam 16.10.2008
Magdeburg 17.10.2008
Halle 18.10.2008
Leipzig 20.10.2008
Zwickau 21.10.2008
Dresden 22.10.2008
Cottbus 23.10.2008
Frankfurt Oder 24.10.2008
Berlin 25.10.2008
Göttingen 15.10.2008
Hildesheim 16.10.2008
Salzgitter 17.10.2008
Braunschweig 18.10.2008
Wolfsburg 20.10.2008
Hannover 21.10.2008
Osnabrück 22.10.2008
Bremen 23.10.2008
Oldenburg 24.10.2008
Bremerhaven 25.10.2008
Gera 15.10.2008
Weimar 16.10.2008
Erfurt 17.10.2008
Bamberg 18.10.2008
Erlangen 20.10.2008
Nürnberg 21.10.2008
Regensburg 22.10.2008
Ingolstadt 23.10.2008
Augsburg 24.10.2008
München 25.10.2008
Kassel 15.10.2008
Dortmund 16.10.2008
Essen 17.10.2008
Duisburg 18.10.2008
Düsseldorf 20.10.2008
Aachen 21.10.2008
Köln 22.10.2008
Wiesbaden 23.10.2008
Frankfurt am Main 24.10.2008
Darmstadt 25.10.2008
Mainz 15.10.2008
Mannheim 16.10.2008
Heidelberg 17.10.2008
Heilbronn 18.10.2008
Stuttgart 19.10.2008
Ludwigshafen 21.10.2008
Freiburg 22.10.2008
Karlsruhe 23.10.2008
Saarbrücken 24.10.2008
Trier 25.10.2008