By Patrick Wautelet, EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Figures on acquisition of Belgian nationality in 2013, the first full year of operation of the modified Code of Belgian Nationality show a dramatic decrease in the number of acquisitions. Only 4,981 foreigners obtained Read More …
The speed of handing out Bulgarian passports to citizens of Bulgarian descend from the neighbouring countries has decreased in the last year. Statistics show decline of naturalisation numbers since the new socialist government took office in May 2013. It is Read More …
By Rainer Bauböck (EUDO CITIZENSHIP co-director) On 16 January 2014, the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution criticizing a Maltese law that offers EU passports for sale. The resolution was supported by all major political groups and adopted by an Read More …
According to a recent report by the Council of Europe the tensions between Lativia’s ethnic groups are exacerbated by the country’s citizenship policies. Read more details in Human Rights Europe.
by EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Espen D. H. Olsen, Arena, University of Oslo The Norwegian Citizenship has been revised in 2012 and 2013. This brief note summarizes both amendments. In 2012, minor procedural revisions to the Norwegian Citizenship Law were passed by the Norwegian Parliament Read More …
Just 31 investment proposals have been approved through the Government’s cash-for-visas scheme since it was launched nearly two years ago.
Read more details in the Independent.
Britain deprived 20 fighters in Syria who have another nationality of their UK citizenship. According to the Home Office “citizenship is a privilege, not a right, and the Home Secretary will remove British citizenship from individuals where she feels it Read More …
After series of talks with the opposition and stakeholders and numerous concerns voiced from abroad, the Maltese government announced significant amendments of its Investor Citizenship Scheme. The overall investment under the new requirements raises to €1,150,000 (from €650,000 under the original proposal), Read More …
Since Belgium introduced its stringent new requirements for naturalisation (applicants must now demonstrate ‘exceptional merits’ in order to qualify) this year the number of applications drastically fell. According to a recent press report there were only 508 applications from the Read More …
Spain mobilizes 3000 notaries in a bid to speed up the naturalisation procedure for 575,000 applicants and some 60,000 new Spaniards have taken an oath of allegiance since June 2013. Read the full story in El Mundo, featured on the European Web Read More …
