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In Chap. 2 the thematizations that regard the nature, the functioning and the developments of the European Union have been analyzed. In this chapter instead we will look at EU citizenship: an essential reference point in what regards the object of this book. The extent of a possible significant relationship between civic activism and EU citizenship should not, indeed, be underestimated in any way.
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For an analytical reconstruction of the stages that led to the establishment of European citizenship, see Wiener (1998).
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The expression was stated by the British MP David Heathcoat–Amory in a proposed amendment to the constitutional Treaty to repeal EU citizenship. The text can be found at http://european-convention.eu.int/Docs/Treaty/pdf/7/Art7%20Heathcoat-Amory.pdf (last access: 15th February 2009).
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Thereafter, the articles of the Treaties relating to European citizenship were embodied in the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
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The Community method is one of the two fundamental decision-making procedures of the EU. It is used for matters concerning the so-called “first pillar” of the Union and foresees that only the Commission may submit proposals to the Council and Parliament, and that a qualified majority is sufficient for a Council act to be adopted. Alternative to the Community method there is the intergovernmental method that concerns the “second” and “third” pillars (common foreign and security policy, and judicial cooperation), which provides a power-sharing initiative between the Commission and the Member States and the unanimity in the Council. See http://europa.eu/scadplus/glossary/eu_pillars_en.htm (last access: 15th February 2009).
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http://europa.eu/scadplus/glossary/community_acquis_en.htm (last access: 6th August 2009).
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European Court of Justice, judgement of the 20th September 2001, C-189/99, Grzelczyk case.
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Original text in French (TN).
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The main problem in the implementation of this Italian Constitutional norm was that, despite the several law proposals submitted by the citizenry, only a couple of them were actually discussed and delivered by the Parliament.
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Moro, G. (2012). The Laboratory of European Citizenship. In: Citizens in Europe. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1942-6_3
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