Montenegro renews its investor citizenship programme

Posted onJanuary 5, 2022June 7, 2023

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

Posted onDecember 17, 2021December 17, 2021

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

Posted onNovember 29, 2021December 8, 2021

New GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset (v1.0)) to launch on 2 December 2021.

Cambodia to prohibit dual citizens from holding top government positions

Posted onNovember 8, 2021November 8, 2021

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?

Posted onOctober 14, 2021October 14, 2021

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

Posted onJuly 27, 2021July 27, 2021

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

Posted onJuly 12, 2021July 12, 2021

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.

Norway to Facilitate Naturalisation on the Basis of Income

Posted onJune 30, 2021June 30, 2021

The Norwegian parliament has decided to reduce the residence requirement for naturalisation for individuals with a ‘sufficient income’.

Webinar: Citizenship and Territorial Rescaling

Posted onMay 12, 2021May 12, 2021

How does citizenship intersect with processes of territorial rescaling? The next GLOBALCIT webinar is scheduled for 25 May 2021 at 12.00 – 13.30 CEST.