European citizenship for people from Turkey, Ukraine and the UK? Why not?


Source: theguardian.com theguardian.com

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Imagine an Italian, a Ukrainian and a Briton having a meal in Berlin. They can all order à la carte in the restaurant, yet only the Italian can remain in Germany indefinitely without a visa, vote for Berlin’s mayor in elections or receive full German healthcare. While the three friends may all be European, only the Italian is a European citizen, giving them rights and benefits denied to the other two. Here is an idea: could European citizenship be extended to citizens of countries that are not part of the European Union? European citizenship, granted automatically to anyone with the...