De Europese Commissie commiteert zich aan de uitoefening van de rechten van EU burgers (en)
On 27 October 2010, the Commission adopted the "EU Citizenship Report 2010: Dismantling the obstacles to EU citizens' rights" .
The report outlines concrete measures that the Commission is taking to ensure that European citizens are able to exercise their rights to the full.
Full text of the Report: EN / FR
Background:
Those who are taking advantage of the European project by extending aspects of their life beyond national borders should be able to make use of their rights as EU i citizens in the same way as they use their rights as national citizens. However, a gap still remains between the legal rules guaranteeing them their rights and the reality confronting citizens in their daily lives.
President Barroso, in his 3 September 2009 political guidelines, stressed the need to reinforce EU citizenship, by giving real effect to EU citizens' rights and made the commitment that the Commission would draw up a comprehensive report on the obstacles facing citizens trying to source goods and services across national borders and propose how they can best be removed.