Danish Minister of Immigration replaced over accusations that Palestinian stateless youths were mistakenly denied Danish citizenship.
Read the report on BBC online and in the Danish paper Politiken
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MIPEX III documents trends towards dual citizenship, ius soli and citizenship tests.
MIPEX is a widely used index evaluating immigrant integration laws and policies. Access to citizenship is one of seven policy areas covered. The third version of this index has just been made available online. We summarize here relevant information and Read More …
Call for new Irish citizens to vote in elections
Immigrant representatives of The Immigrant Council of Ireland urge the government to put in place measures to increase the participation of migrants and new communities in political life. Read the report in the Irish Times
Further decline of naturalisations in Austria
By Bernhard Perchinig As in recent years, naturalisations in Austria again declined significantly in 2010. With a mere 6,190 naturalisations the number reached an all-time low since 1973, when 6,183 persons had been naturalised. Defined as a percentage of the Read More …
Latvian president proposes dual citizenship for citizens abroad
President Valdis Zatlers proposed to amend Latvian Citizenship Law to allow dual citizenship. The amendment is meant to strengthen emigrants’ ties with Latvia: “those who left Latvia in the wake of the Soviet occupation, as well as their children, and Read More …
Council of State judges in Greece question legality of voting rights for non-EU residents in local elections
A panel of Council of State judges has ruled that a citizenship law passed in the Greek parliament on 11 March 2010, which allows foreigners who legally reside in Greece to vote and stand in local elections, is unconstitutional as Read More …
Temporary permits for parents of minor Spanish citizens
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP collaborator Roxana Barbulescu This week, the Spanish Government has announced the draft of the procedural document (regulamento) implementing the Foreigners Law approved in December 2009. Among the novelties the document brings is the special treatment of parents Read More …
UP to 15,500 ‘new Irish’ entitled to vote on February 25 after securing citizenship since 2007
UP to 15,500 ‘new Irish’ are entitled to vote on February 25 after securing citizenship since the last general election. The new voters have been enfranchised since 2007, after applications for citizenship were approved by the Government. Read the report Read More …
Germany adds nearly one million new citizens in last decade
Germany granted citizenship to almost one million foreigners between 2002 and 2009. The largest group of naturalized Germans has Turkish roots. Read the full article by Germany’s International broadcaster Deutsche Welle
Eight terror suspects deprived of British citizenship to prevent their return
Read the report in the British daily The Guardian