ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses whether and to what extent citizenship of the European Union (EU) has been affected by the commitment to a 'highly competitive social market economy', by enshrined in Article 3 Treaty of the European Union (TEU). It also discusses the relations between the social dimension of EU citizenship and supranational integration: in so doing, it makes some points on the relevance of social concerns to any notion of citizenship. The chapter looks at the decline of 'embedded liberalism' and its controversial relationship with supranational integration. It considers whether and to what extent primary law provisions regarding EU citizenship reflect social concerns. The chapter focus on more recent judgements of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) and political attempts at redefining the balance between transnational solidarity and national concerns in a period of ongoing crisis.
