PP952
Analítico de Periódico
COUTTS, Stephen
The shifting geometry of Union citizenship : a supranational status from transnational rights / Stephen Coutts
The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies, v.21 (2019), p.318-341
DIREITO COMUNITÁRIO, CIDADANIA EUROPEIA, SUPRANACIONALIDADE
This Article analyses recent developments in Union citizenship, in particular the relationship between Articles 20 and 21 TFEU. In doing so, it divides Union citizenship into a transnational and a supranational dimension with the transnational dimension having two sub-dimensions: social integration and autonomy. It is argued that we are seeing an increased emphasis on the responsibility of the individual citizen in the context of the transnational dimension and a clear linkage between the transnational and supranational dimensions. The result of these two moves is a status which continues to emphasise the relationship between the Union citizen and the communities represented by Member States, while framing this with a more prominent supranational dimension.