GLOBALCIT 2021 Highlights
GLOBALCIT is pleased to share a selection of highlights from our work in 2021.
News
Court of Justice hands down judgment on naturalisation and EU citizenship
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has handed down its judgment in the case of JY v Wiener Landesregierung, covering new ground on the relationship between domestic naturalisation procedures and EU citizenship.
European Commission proposes visa waiver suspension over Vanuatu’s investor citizenship
The European Commission has proposed a partial suspension of the short-stay visa waiver agreement between the European Union (EU) and Vanuatu, citing concerns regarding the latter’s investor citizenship scheme.
Montenegro renews its investor citizenship programme
The Government of Montenegro has decided to extend its investor citizenship programme for a further 12 months.
Commission proposes reforms to electoral rights for mobile EU citizens
The European Commission is currently considering proposals to improve access to electoral rights for mobile EU citizens.
2 December 2021: Launch of new GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset, v1.0
New GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset (v1.0)) to launch on 2 December 2021.
Cambodia to prohibit dual citizens from holding top government positions
The Cambodian Senate has approved draft constitutional amendments restricting eligibility for four top government positions on the basis of citizenship.
Webinar: Citizenship for the children of immigrants. How does it matter and to whom?
What role does citizenship iplay in the lives of children of immigrants? The next GLOBALCIT webinar is scheduled for 26 October 2021 at 18.00 – 19.30 CET.
GLOBALCIT and Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy collaboration on migrant (dis)enfranchisement
GLOBALCIT and the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy have been awarded a grant of €12,500 from the EUI and the Graduate Institute, Geneva to support a new collaborative project on ‘(Dis)enfranchising migrants: patterns and politics of granting voting rights to non-citizen residents and non-resident citizens in Read More …
Austria to Expand Citizenship Deprivation for Terrorist Offences
The Austrian parliament has passed an amendment to the Law on Citizenship expanding the grounds of citizenship deprivation for terrorist offences as part of a broader package of anti-terrorism reforms.