The citizen and the EU - Knowing your rights under EU law

2026-07-22

This Project aims to bring university students, the legal profession, the public in Malta, and the wider world more knowledgeable about their rights under EU law as EU citizens and bring the EU closer to its citizens. The Project initially intends to target the University of Malta (UM) general student population, focusing on a mixture of law and political science students, to learn more about their rights under EU law. The objectives are reached through the teaching of compulsory and elective study-units, as well as new study-units in the programmes of LL.B (Hons), M. Adv. (the degrees required to become a practising lawyer), BA European Studies, LL.M and through the Degree Plus programme to target the University of Malta general student population from all fields including humanities, sciences, medicine etc. Most of these lectures were regulations permit are open to the general public, and selected topics would be recorded and made available on an online platform for the public nationally and internationally at larger. In addition, a youtube channel or similar would be created to publish lectures dealing with citizens' rights. Outreach will target the general community, including professional chambers and an overseas University. More than 1000 students benefit directly throughout the project, not counting outreaches and online audiences. More is needed to train lawyers and the general public regarding their rights under the EU law. The rationale behind this project is to address these issues and improve knowledge about EU rights to public national and European dissemination is also enhanced through mass and social media. Some topics will be presented on national media TV, radio, print and online channels to ensure wider dissemination and educate the public. The project leads to more EU knowledge among the public, the applicant is well experienced to fulfil the task, and without funding, the activities and units cannot run as they go beyond the normal operations.

Malta

2026-02-15