European Union Citizenship and Democracy

Abstract

Citizenship is an "institution which has been developed and refined to nurture and protect the homo politicus, who embodies the democratic expectation that individuals should play a part in the social and political life of the society in which they reşide. It has some dimensions related socioeconimical issues: democratic, socio-economic, ecologic, intercultural and equity. The European Union is facing challenges and questions to its legitimacy and democratic capacities due to a dual process of integration and decentralisation at both the national and European level. At such a time it is particularly important to address the issues around the concept of EU citizenship. There is one of the best way to develop European Union: we have to develop European Citizenship attitudes via schools and democracy is the main key of to develop European Union citizenship.