Latvia: Every fifth non-citizen afraid of failing naturalization exams
Read the news item on the European Web Site on Integration.
Author: rscas.webunit@eui.eu
Austria: Parliamentary Committee investigated “citizenship by investment”
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Gerd Valchars In Austria a Parliamentary Committee installed to investigate on a broad range of various cases of suspected political corruption summoned several witnesses to hear them on the government’s policy of “citizenship by investment” and Read More …
Luxembourg consults on naturalisation law reform
Read the news item on the European Web Site on Integration. Read a previous news item announcing the debate on naturalisation law in Luxembourg.
Czech NGOs criticize plans for citizenship reform
Read the article on the Prague Monitor.
Politische Einstellungen und politische Partizipation von Migranten in Deutschland
This recent study by the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees deals with the political orientations and political participation of migrants in Germany. Publication details and link to source: Stephanie Müssig and Susanne Worbs, ‘Politische Einstellungen und politische Partizipation Read More …
French National Assembly soon to debate foreign resident’s right to vote and run as candidate in local elections
By Jean-Thomas Arrighi (EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert) On 17 September 2012, 75 French MPs from the Socialist Parliamentary group published a petition in Le Monde urging the current government to move faster on plans to give foreign residents the right to Read More …
Migration and Citizenship Law in Spain: Path-dependency and Policy Change in a Recent Country of Immigration
This article analyzes the links between migratory processes and the evolution of nationality legislation in Spain. We argue that this case challenges the theoretical models that link immigration to liberalizing reforms in citizenship law. Despite large-scale immigration experienced over the Read More …
Expert dialogue on Austrian citizenship reform
The Austrian Federal Ombudsman Terezija Stoisits and the Vienna Counselling Centre for Migrants hosted an expert dialogue on a pending reform of the Austrian citizenship law on 17 September 2012. The dialogue was attended by civil servants from federal and provincial Read More …
MPI report finds wage premium for immigrants who naturalize in the US
The full report is available here.
Scottish citizenship in case of independence. Jo Shaw testifies before House of Commons Committee on Scottish Affairs
Read the briefing paper by Jo Shaw on the CITSEE website.