ABSTRACT
In this chapter we intend to address the impact of the attitude towards dual nationality 3 in the Member States of the European Union (EU) on access to European citizenship. It is well known that the latter status is dependent on the possession of the nationality of a Member State. Article 20(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) reads that ‘every person holding the nationality of a Member State shall be a citizen of the Union. Citizenship of the Union shall complement and not replace national citizenship’. Importantly, European citizens enjoy the right to free movement and residence in the EU (Article 21(1) TFEU). Non-Member State nationals are therefore eager to acquire this status.
