US: slight increase in the number of expatriates renouncing their US citizenship
In 2013, 3,000 US Americans living abroad renounced their citizenship. Read the news report in the New York Times.
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Turkey: New bill proposes to introduce ‘morality clause’ for foreign spouses
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has submitted a bill to the Turkish parliament substantially changing the criteria of acquisition of citizenship through naturalisation. Among the most controversial aspects of the reform, the bill proposes to introduce a ‘morality clause’ Read More …
UK: Home Office strips citizenship from British-born man and his three sons over alleged terrorism link
A British-born man and his three grown-up sons have been stripped of their citizenship by Theresa May, the Home Secretary over alleged terrorism links. Read the news report in The Telegraph and consult our current Forum Debate on ‘The Return Read More …
Ukraine grants citizenship to three ministers who are foreign nationals
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Oxana Shevel Today the president of Ukraine signed a decree granting Ukrainian citizenship to three foreign nationals who were offered positions in the new Ukrainian government (who are U.S., Georgian, and Lithuanian citizens, respectively). Read More …
Germany: Survey founds that one third of the grandchildren of Italian and Turkish immigrants does not have have German citizenship
A representative survey conducted by University of Konstanz and presented by Integration Minister Bilkay Öney (SPD) on 28 November shows that about one third among the grandchildren of Turkish and Italian immigrants in Germany does not have German citizenship and Read More …
Spain grants citizenship to ‘Ebola heroes’
Read the news report in The Local.
Russians become the first nationality to be granted Bulgarian citizenship in 2012
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Vesco Paskalev According to Eurostat, Bulgarian authorities granted Bulgarian (and EU) citizenship to 1700 applicants in 2012, with the biggest share of them – nearly one quarter – originating from Russia. Traditionally the greatest numbers were Read More …
How the diaspora vote became the decisive factor in the election of the first non-ethnic Romanian President
SPECIAL EUDO CITIZENSHIP NEWS REPORT on Romanian Presidential elections By Andrei Stavila 1. Context The Romanian presidential campaign this year has often been characterised by analysts as the most monotonous, non-conflictual political campaign in the last 25 years. Read More …
EU28 Member States granted citizenship to almost 820,000 persons in 2012
According to EUROSTAT, EU28 Member States granted citizenship to almost 820,000 persons in 2014, a total figure up by 4% compared to 2012. Read the Eurostat news release.
UK: Alleged extremist stripped of citizenship appeals to Supreme Court
A Muslim convert, stripped of his British citizenship because of alleged extremism in 2011, is appealing to the Supreme Court that he has been left stateless. Read the news report in BBC News and access our current Forum Debate on Read More …