Consular Protection of Unrepresented European Citizens in Third Countries by the Diplomatic and Consular Authorities
摘要
This chapter examines the duty of the Member States’ diplomatic and consular authorities as well as EU delegations in third countries to assist “unrepresented” EU citizens, nationals of another Member State, under the same conditions as for their own nationals. It analyzes primary and secondary EU law on consular protection and focuses on the coordination and cooperation measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented Union citizens in third countries according to Directive 2015/637/EU; and the simplified cooperation and coordination procedure for the issuance of emergency travel documents (EU ETDs) provided by Directive 2019/997/EU.