Czech Republic: New bill to introduce dual citizenship
Read and listen to the report on Radio Prague. To read more about the bill, read Andrea Baršová‘s commentary and news item.
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Leader of German Socialdemocrats wants to allow dual citizenship
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP co-director Rainer Bauböck After a very narrow victory for a party coalition of Socialdemocrats and Greens in recent elections in Lower Saxony, Sigmar Gabriel, the SPD’s chancellor candidate for the next federal elections, announced that in case Read More …
Second Generation Immigrants Denied Italian Citizenship when Affected by Down Syndrom
By Italy Country expert Guido Tintori Access to citizenship by ius soli for second generation immigrants in Italy is quite restrictive. According to the law (Act. 91/1992) a person born in Italy from foreign parents can apply for citizenship by Read More …
Revised UK citizenship test includes more questions on history and fewer on social life in Britain
Read the article on the Guardian online.
18 000 foreigners granted Bulgarian citizenship in 2012
Read the article in SofiaGlobe.com.
Italian Erasmus Students Protest their Disenfranchisement from the Upcoming Elections of February 24-25
By Italy country expert Guido Tintori (editor of Il voto degli altri. Rappresentanza e scelte elettorali degli italiani all’estero [The Vote of Others. Political Representation and Electoral Participation of the Italians abroad], 2012) Italian Erasmus students are currently mobilising on Read More …
Austrian Constitutional Court allows for distinguishing citizenship acquisition by children born to Austrian fathers in or out of wedlock
by EUDO CITIZENSHIP experts Joachim Stern and Gerd Valchars The Austrian Constitutional Court (VfGH) announced today the annulment of Austria’s anachronistic and discriminatory denial of citizenship iure sanguinis to children of Austrian fathers born out of wedlock (Judgmenet of Nov Read More …
Estonia: Dual Citizenship Idea Raised Again
The idea of allowing Estonians to have dual citizenship was thrown back into the national spotlight yesterday when the Ministry of Interior sent the Cabinet a proposal to allow such citizenship if it is obtained at birth. Read the full Read More …
UNHCR applauds Ukraine’s accession to the UN Conventions on Statelessness and commitment to protecting human rights of stateless persons
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) applauds Ukraine’s steps towards ratification of the two UN Conventions on Statelessness, as the Ukrainian Parliament adopted the legislation on accession on 13 January 2013. Read the news item on the website of the United Read More …
Russian citizenship procedures can be eased
Read the news item in the Voice of Russia.