Citizenship has evolved extensively in the UK as both a political and a legal concept. In a basic sense, citizenship can be explained as “being a member of a particular community or state” which brings with it rights and responsibilities such as paying taxes, right to reside and vote etc. (Citizenship Foundation, 2006). The fact that the United Kingdom is part of the European Union (EU), however, makes British citizens automatically citizens of the EU, as set out in the terms of the Maastricht Treaty (1993) and vice versa. However, in an era of financial crisis and fear of terrorism, there is an ongoing debate about the benefits and costs that come with this automatic European citizenship and currently constitutes a significant political issue in the UK. Facts, comments and analysis (the body: here you set out your findings, comment on your observations and analyze all your findings on the subject) Free movement of people is a fundamental right guaranteed to EU citizens in line with its treaties , “achieved through the area of ​​freedom, security and justice without internal borders” (Summary of EU legislation, n.d.) . This feature of the EU has made it easy for other EU citizens and their families to easily migrate to the UK for various reasons, but recently, mainly to seek greener pastures considering the difficulties that accompanied the 2007 global economic crisis. According to the BBC (August 2013), data from the Office for National Statistics showed that a total of 58,000 immigrants arrived in the UK from countries that joined the EU since 2004 in the year ending September 2012. A report separate also showed the number of Romanians and Bulgarians working in the UK rose by a quarter in the three months to August 2013, up almost 26% compared to… half the paper… because of this which might be the reason, migration which sometimes results in citizenship has always been a part of human evolution and is very unlikely to suddenly stop due to the preferences of a group of people. Bibliography (go to this website and others like it to improve your referencing styles. http://www.library.auckland.ac .nz/instruct/ref/harvard.htm) Citizenship Foundation (2006). What is citizenship: Available at: http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/lib_res_pdf/0193.pdf [Accessed: 16/11/2013]BBC (2013). Views: How Romanian and Bulgarian immigration could affect the UK. BBC [online] 16 August. Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23712988 [Accessed: 17/11/2013]BBC (2013). Net migration to the UK increases – Office of National Statistics. BBC [online] 29 August. Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23878689 [Accessed: 17/11/2013]