The State of the European Union. The European Parliament faces its most important elections yet

THE STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 72 The EU has a wide range of resources at its disposal to strengthen the content of European citizenship from the civil, political, economic and cultural perspective, without the need for treaty reform, if supported by political majorities in the Council and in the European Parliament. Finally, the fundamental elements of European citizenship should not be restricted to those who hold nationality of a Member state but should, rather, be extended to the immi- grant population. The elections of 26 May 2019 provide a per- fect opportunity for political parties to set out their proposals of what European citizenship should offer during the coming years, so that citizens can make their choice on that basis.