Tighter rules slow down applications for Swiss citizenship
Read the article on Swiss.info.
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Belgian Parliament likely to adopt a major change of citizenship law in October 2012
By Patrick Wautelet, EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Belgian Parliament is very likely to approve substantial changes to the current citizenship law in early October. After years of wrangling, the ruling coalition parties have finally agreed on a major overhaul of the Read More …
Danish authorities follow national human rights institution’s advice on stateless persons
Read the statement by the Danish Institute for Human Rights.
Austria to Amend Citizenship Act: Debate about income requirement, people wrongfully treated as Austrians, and citizenship of children born out of wedlock to Austrian fathers
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP Experts Joachim Stern and Gerd Valchars. Initiated through a judgment by the Constitutional Court in October 2011, the Austrian legislature is currently debating a major amendment to the Austrian Citizenship Act. In its decision the Constitutional Court Read More …
Denmark likely to overturn ban on dual citizenship
explains EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Eva Ersbøll. Read the article in the Copenhagen Post
New legislation introduces stricter conditions to acquire Belgian citizenship
Read the full article on deredactie.be
Finland: the number of naturalisations more than doubled during the first half of the year
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP Expert, Sampo Brander Between January and June 2012, Finnish citizenship was granted to 4,554 persons, 4,086 of whom were granted citizenship by application and 468 by declaration. The number more than doubled compared to the same period Read More …
Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights & Citizenship, discusses the importance of European Citizenship
Watch the interview of Commissioner Reding on vieuws.eu.
UK migrants to face ‘patriotic’ citizenship test
Read the article on The Guardian online.
EUDO CITIZENSHIP Co-Director Rainer Bauböck discusses expatriate voting on National Public Radio New York
Rainer Bauböck explains why some countries, most recently the Dominican Republic and France, have allocated seats in their legislature to represent expats and whether this is a good model. Listen on WNYC: “Why are Expats Represented in Home Countries?”, 27 June Read More …