Comparative overview of the obstacles to political participation

This report gives an overview of the obstacles to political participation among mobile European Union (EU) citizens. The focus is on people holding the citizenship of one Member State who have used their freedom of movement rights to live or work in another, and how their non-citizenship status in their country of residence, and external status relative to their country of citizenship, affects their ability and propensity to take part in elections in both countries.This report was funded by the European Union's Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (2014-2020). The content of this report represents the views of the author only and is his/her sole responsibility. The European Commission does not accept any responsibility for use that may be made of the information it contains