EU Citizenship Case Study

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To what extent, do EU Member States preserve the competence to regulate, grant and withdraw Nationality, and consequently EU Citizenship?

Subquestions 1. What is the relation between nationality and EU Citizenship? 1.1 What exactly is the competence of Member States in matters of EU Citizenship? 1.2. Where do we find the legal basis awarding this competence?

2. How has the CJEU's interpretation of this competence changed over the years? 2.1. How has it been tweaked throughout jurisprudence?

3. What are the consequences of the rulings of the CJEU in regards MS competence? 3.1. What is the scope of EU law after this ruling? 3.2. Could it be deemed that the CJEU has overstepped this competence?

Introduction The treaties support …show more content…

It is for each member state to lay down the criteria for acquisition of Nationality, which is the only way to access EU citizenship, therefore, I believe, the contradiction between that competence of the Member State and the actions of the CJEU in matters of EU citizenship is a very important and interesting topic of research.
Although it is obvious that matters of nationality affect individuals directly, and the court's activity is key, surpassing its obligations and what is established by the treaties and what is agreed between the MS and the EU is to say the least, arguable.

Chapter 1:
The Competence of Member States to regulate Matters of Nationality 1. How are Nationality and EU Citizenship related? 1. 1. What is exactly the competence of MS in matters of EU Citizenship? 1.2. Where do we find the legal basis awarding this competence?
In this chapter I intend to elaborate over the competence of the states in matters of nationality. I will begin by explaining the relationship between both concepts, nationality being the only way to acquire citizenship of the Union. Later, I intend to explain both the sources and what they state in order to then follow through in the next chapter on how I believe the CJEU, in its rulings, contradicts what is stated in the treaties.

Sources:
Treaty on the European Union: Article

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