{"id":110778,"date":"2026-08-04T19:12:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aisdue.eu\/?p=110778"},"modified":"2026-09-11T14:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T12:26:10","slug":"giacomo-di-federico-union-citizenship-and-national-identity-the-constitutional-conundrums-raised-by-commission-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aisdue.eu\/en\/giacomo-di-federico-union-citizenship-and-national-identity-the-constitutional-conundrums-raised-by-commission-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"GIACOMO DI FEDERICO, Union Citizenship and National Identity. The Constitutional Conundrums Raised by Commission\/Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Abstract (ITA)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La sentenza <em>Commissione\/Malta<\/em>, pronunciata dalla Grande Camera della Corte di giustizia nell\u2019aprile 2025, solleva rilevanti questioni costituzionali concernenti il rapporto tra cittadinanza dell\u2019Unione e identit\u00e0 nazionale degli Stati membri. Il contributo analizza le implicazioni della pronuncia alla luce dell\u2019art. 4, par. 2, TUE. Dopo aver ricostruito la portata e l\u2019impiego giurisprudenziale della clausola dell\u2019identit\u00e0 nazionale e aver riesaminato l\u2019eredit\u00e0 della sentenza <em>Micheletti<\/em>, il lavoro esamina il ragionamento della Corte con particolare riguardo al ricorso agli artt. 20 TFUE e 4, par. 3, TUE, nonch\u00e9 alla scelta di non confrontarsi con la difesa di Malta fondata sull\u2019identit\u00e0 nazionale. Infine, vengono valutate le implicazioni costituzionali della decisione per il bilanciamento tra integrazione europea, principio di attribuzione e autonomia degli Stati membri in materia di cittadinanza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract (ENG)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The judgment in <em>Commission\/Malta<\/em>, delivered by the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice in April 2025, raises fundamental constitutional questions concerning the relationship between Union citizenship and the national identity of the Member States. This contribution examines the implications of the ruling from the perspective of Article 4(2) TEU. After outlining the scope and judicial use of the identity clause and reconsidering the legacy of <em>Micheletti<\/em>, it analyses the Court\u2019s reasoning with particular regard to its reliance on Articles 20 TFEU and 4(3) TEU and its decision not to address Malta\u2019s defence based on national identity. 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