The Estonian government has approved a legislative proposal aiming at facilitating acquisition of citizenship for children and the elderly. Read the news report in ERR (in English).
The Electoral Reform Society in Scotland said proposals that local authorities examine new information provided by voters who registered for the independence referendum in order to identify people with outstanding bills was “irresponsible” and harmful to democracy. Read the news Read More …
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Dagmar Kusa In June 2010, just a few weeks before leaving office, the Slovak government hastily reacted to the new Hungarian law on citizenship, which made access of ethnic Hungarians to dual citizenship easier in Read More …
By EUDO-CITIZENSHIP expert Gerd Valchars Following public announcements in May, the Austrian Minister of the Interior published a legislative proposal amending the Nationality Act. The proposed amendment should provide the legal basis to denationalise Austrian nationals with dual nationality fighting in Read More …
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Anja Lansbergen The age of enfranchisement in UK devolved and general elections is facing renewed scrutiny in the wake of last week’s Scottish referendum, in which 16 and 17 year olds participated for the first time Read More …
By EUDO-CITIZENSHIP expert for Venezuela José Manuel Caceres Cuban-born, Venezuelan-raised, three time Grammy Award–nominated singer/songwriter, 1975 Miss Venezuela and actress María Conchita Alonso faces a demand from the Venezuelan state to revoke her Venezuelan citizenship after asking for an international Read More …
In a controversial verdict, the Constitutional Court of Slovakia validated the 2010 law severely restricting dual citizenship. Soon after the announcement, the Hungarian government formally expressed its disappointment and reiterated its commitment to provide support to Ethnic Hungarians residing in Read More …
On 15 September, a group of Senators from both sides of the political proposed to draft a new constitutional bill to grant citizenship to all persons born in Chile, irrespective of their parents’ immigration status. Read the news report in Read More …
On 11 September 2014, the Maltese Prime Minister defended the country’s controversial citizenship programme for foreign investors at the Global Citizenship Conference in New York. Read the news reports in Malta Today and Malta Independent and consult the Prime Minister’s full speech. Download the Read More …
More than four million people – which represents 97% of the eligible population, have registered to vote in next week’s independence referendum, a record number for any Scottish election. Read the news report in STV News and The Independent and download Read More …
