Estonia: double citizenship reform stuck in disagreement of ministries
Read the full story in The Baltic Course.
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Russia makes military service mandatory regardless of prior service in foreign army
By EUDO citizenship country expert Shushanik Makaryan On 15 May 2013 in its second reading the State Duma (parliament) of Russia reviewed and set for adoption an amendment to Article 23 of the 1998 Federal Law No. 53 on “Military Read More …
Many of Spain’s Sephardic Jews still waiting for citizenship
Read the full story in the New York Times.
Citizenship law reform in Italy currently (and endlessly?) debated: the question of ius soli
By EUDO Citizenship Italy country expert Guido Tintori. Italy’s nationality law (Act 91 of 1992) is particularly restrictive as regards the access to citizenship for those foreigners who cannot claim any bond with an Italian national, either by ancestry Read More …
Naturalisations in Austria continue to decline
A report published by the Austrian Statistical Office on 14 May shows a further decline in the number of naturalisation of 11,3% in the first three months of 2013 compared to the previous year. Generally, these numbers have been falling Read More …
Latvian Parliament allows dual citizenship for broader categories of Latvian citizens acquiring another nationality
Read the article on Saeima.lv.
European Court of Human Rights upholds the UK’s 15 years limit to external voting
Read the Judgment summary issued by the Registrar of the Court and the full Judgment on HUDOC.
Turkey may offer citizenship to Syriacs fleeing war in Syria
Read the article in World Bulletin.
Newly appointed Italian minister for integration committed to full political participation and citizenship rights of immigrants
Read the article in Africa News.
Discretionary powers in Maltese naturalisation procedures questioned
Read an article in Malta Today based on the EUDO CITIZENSHIP Report on Naturalisation Procedures by Daniela DeBono. Furthermore, read the latest article in Malta Today on the Ministry of Home Affairs’ response to the report.