The European Economic and Social Committee publishes its opinion on a more inclusive citizenship open to immigrants
Read the EESC’s draft opinion.
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Council of Europe’s Legal Affairs Committee adopts new report on nationality-related issues
The report by Boriss Cilevics (Latvia, SOC) dealing with nationality-related issues, was adopted on 2 October 2013 by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Legal Affairs Committee. The report notes that the trend in several Council of Read More …
Malta: Individual investor programme will enable foreigners to buy Maltese citizenship
Read the news report in Times of Malta and Malta Today. Watch the Prime Minister’s comment on the new scheme. On the fact that the names of those who buy citizenship will not be published, read the news report in Malta Read More …
Veto Halts Bill for Jury Duty by Noncitizens in California
Read the news report in The New York Times.
Renunciation of citizenship: 20 testimonies of persons who switched nationality
Read the testimonies in BBC News.
Irish Constitutional Convention recommends voting rights in Presidential elections for citizens living abroad
On September 29 2013 the Irish Constitutional Convention voted overwhelmingly (78%) to grant votes in Presidential elections to citizens living abroad. The Convention is a consultative body set up by the Irish Government to report to it on specific issues; Read More …
Changes in Hungarian nationality law, adopted in May 2010
Read the report by Judith Toth.
Amendments to the Austrian nationality law: October 2009
Read the report by Dilek Cinar.
Czech Ministry of Education publishes draft regulation on language and civic tests for naturalisation
Read the news report in the European Website on Integration.
Portugal starts selling visas to foreign investors
Read the news report in The Economist.