Strong increase of naturalisations in Bulgaria. Online application system will reduce waiting period
Read the article in the Standart.
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Voluntary acquisitions of Luxembourg citizenship have tripled since 2008 reform
Read the report by Luxembourg’s Statistical Office (in French). The Luxembourg Minister of Justice, François Biltgen, has hinted that there may be a debate on further reforms of the citizenship law in autumn 2012 (ius soli for the first generation Read More …
Foreign soldiers in UK army who have been disciplined no longer protected against deportation by citizenship offer
Read the news on Channel 4 (here and here) and on the Telegraph.co.uk.
Tighter rules slow down applications for Swiss citizenship
Read the article on Swiss.info.
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 …