European Citizens' Initiative: Commission registers initiative on 'Permanent European Union Citizenship'

The College of Commissioners has today decided to register a European Citizens' Initiative entitled 'Permanent European Union Citizenship'.

The main objective of the proposed initiative is to guarantee that European citizenship and its associated rights cannot be lost once they have been attained. The organisers cite in particular the context of Brexit and the future loss of EU citizenship and rights of UK citizens.

The Commission's decision to register the Initiative concerns only the legal admissibility of the proposal. The Commission has not analysed the substance at this stage.