"The sequence of treaties from Maastricht (1992) to Lisbon (2007) is significant for two reasons. Firstly, it marks the progressive displacement of a plainly economic Union towards a political Union.
Secondly, it promotes provisions on European citizenship, which are acting as an engine and symbol of this dynamic. The invention of a European Union citizenship thus inaugurated a new era.
In consideration of the original principle of non-discrimination binding the Member States of the Community, this notion outlines the logic of a ‘legal Community’ by establishing the status of the individual within the European Union.
Since 1992, any citizen of the Union is eligible to the right to vote and stand for both the European and local elections in any Member State where s/he resides, subject to the same conditions as the host country nationals".
From the Moveact Project - Final Report
https://www.academia.edu/28491415/MOVEACT_Project_Final_Report
