By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Dagmar Kusa, 25 January 2011 The voluntary acquisition of another citizenship should no longer result in the loss of the Slovak citizenship — according to the bill amending the Law on Citizenship that the Slovak government Read More …
Ireland may be mired in recession and thousands of people have emigrated but the number of other people obtaining Irish citizenship has actually increased, according to new figures. Read the news report from the Irish Examiner: 2010 sees increase in Read More …
In 2010, the Hungarian Parliament passed an amendment to the Hungarian Citizenship Act that provides for a preferential and accelerated naturalisation of Hungarians who are descendants of former citizens. The new citizenship law took effect on Monday 3 January, 2010, Read More …
Recognized political refugees yesterday handed a memo to the House President and European Union’s office in Nicosia, calling for citizenship and recognition of their basic human rights. Read the article “Political refugees call for equal rights” in the Cyprus Mail
By Laura MacInnis – Thu Nov 25, 5:20 pm ET GENEVA (Reuters) – Baby Rachel’s dad is Canadian, her mother is Chinese and 14 months after her birth in Beijing she’s finally a citizen too…of Ireland. However, Chloe — who Read More …
In November 2010, France asked to delay the Schengen accession for Bulgaria and Romania until summer 2010, when the European Commission is expected to present its annual report on the fight against corruption and organised crime in the two countries. Read More …
At the beginning of November 2010, acting on EU request, Montenegro has announced a freeze in its business citizenship offer. Read the article “Montenegro freezes business citizenship offer” by Bloomberg Businessweek
by EUDO CITIZENSHIP co-director Jo Shaw. In October 2010, the European Commission issued a number of important reports in the area of Citizenship, backing these up with a number of Eurobarometer surveys on EU citizenship, cross-border mobility and the exercise Read More …
On 4 November 2010, the Federal Commission for Immigration Issues published policy recommendations under the title: ‘”Citoyenneté” – Redefinir la participation, “Citoyenneté” – Partizipation neu denken (“Citizenship” – Redefining Participation). The Commission makes three main recommendations: (1) Kantons should introduce Read More …
by EUDO CITIZENSHIP consortium members Mária M. Kovács and Szabolcs Pogonyi “The current Constitution ties voting rights to permanent residence in Hungary. We do not want to uphold this provision”, Fidesz MP Gergely Gulyás, deputy chairman of the parliamentary committee Read More …
