It is also clear who the beneficiaries of this will be. Following the Tampere decision, it is the citizens of the Union' s Member States who will benefit from the Union' s fundamental laws, as well as the citizens of third countries who have permanent legal residence in EU countries, where the Heads of State and Government clearly said that they should have rights and obligations as similar as possible to the rights and obligations of the citizens of Member States.
Der er ligeledes begunstigede, som er klart identificeret, for som følge af det, der blev besluttet i Tampere, er det borgerne i medlemsstaterne, der begunstiges af EU's grundlæggende rettigheder, ligesom de borgere fra tredjelande, der har fast ophold i Unionens lande, hvor stats- og regeringscheferne klart har sagt, at de skal have rettigheder og pligter, der så meget som muligt svarer til de rettigheder og pligter, som medlemsstaternes borgere har.