EU citizenship is a unique concept. If you are a national of one of the 27 EU Member States, then you are also automatically an EU citizen. This enables you to enjoy certain rights and benefits that are distinct from being a national of an EU Member State. What’s more, these rights are valid in all 27 EU Member States. What does this mean in practice? It means, for instance, that you can live and work in another EU Member State without the need for a visa, work or residence permit. EU citizenship also means that should you run into troubl