sentences:  However, other studies claim internal enlargement is legally viable if, in case of a member state dissolution or secession, the resulting states are "all" considered successor states.There is also a European Citizens' Initiative that aims at guaranteeing the continuity of rights and obligations of the European citizens belonging to a new state arising from the democratic secession of a European Union member state.There is no provision to expel a member state, but provides for the suspension of certain rights.