With the referenda on possible Scottish and Catalan independence and the electoral successes of the Flemish pro-independence movement, secession of part of a EU Member State has become a real possibility that cannot be ignored any longer. The driving forces behind the referenda seek independence...

Where in the past the orientation of the internal market was always on economic growth through removing trade barriers, the 21st century vision seems to be more impact driven, guided by consumers' and citizens' needs, not just from an economic perspective but also in terms of satisfaction of...

Ever since the introduction of Union citizenship, worries have been expressed that it would affect national citizenship. This paper seeks to analyze, on the basis of case law of the European Court of Justice, the general directions in which developments at EU level are taking Union citizenship...