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Why the European Union?


Why get residence in European Union (EU)?

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In 1992 the European Union introduced the "EU citizenship". This term represents the fundamental and human rights that all citizens and residents of the EU member states have. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union enshrines certain political, social, and economic rights for European Union’s citizens and residents under EU law. It was drafted and officially proclaimed in 2000, but its legal status was then uncertain and it did not have full legal effect until the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009.

Advantages of being an EU resident include…

  1. Greater Protection for Workers:

    2. The European Working Time Directive is an EU initiative designed to protect workers from exploitation by employers.

    The directive lays down regulations on matters such as how many breaks an employee can take, and how many holidays they are entitled to each year. It also aims to limit the average time an employee can be compelled to work to 48 hours a week.

  2. More Jobs:

    3. For example, it is estimated the 3.5 million British jobs are dependent on Britain's membership of the EU. (Source: UK Jobs Dependent on the EU, Brian Ardy, Iain Begg and Dermot Hodson, European Institute, South Bank University).

  3. Money for Development:

    4. The EU is working to develop deprived regions of Europe. Such areas might for example have high numbers of people unemployed, or be rural areas without many facilities, like good roads. This development is carried out using 'European Structural Funds'.

  4. Greater Equality and Social Inclusion:

    5. The EU has done a lot of work to raise the standard of equality for its citizens. Through EU directives, citizens are protected from employment discrimination on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability and age.

  5. Protection of the Environment:

    6. The Environment knows no border and so the only effective way to tackle environmental pollution is through international co-operation and action. For example, the UK has cleaner water, cleaner air and cleaner beaches because of action at the EU level.

  6. Free Movement of Citizens:

    7. European citizens and residents (with certain restrictions) have the freedom to live, work, study, and travel in any other EU country.

The relevant EU legislation about the residency can be found here: