By Anja Wiesbrock, University of Maastricht On 8 March 2011 the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice issued a significant ruling regarding the interpretation and scope of the concept of European Union Citizenship. In an eagerly anticipated Read More …
By Rainer Bauböck, EUDO CITIZENSHIP co-director In a major decision on 8 March 2011, the European Court of Justice has decided that Mr. Gerardo Ruiz Zambrano, a Columbian citizen, has a right to residence in Belgium and does not need Read More …
Hungary/Slovakia: While applications for Hungarian citizenship in neighbouring countries increase, Slovakia is likely to go back to toleration of dual citizenship In 2010, the Hungarian Parliament passed an amendment to the Hungarian Citizenship Act that provides for a preferential and Read More …
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Dimitris Christopoulos – Ass. Professor, Departement of Political Science and History, Panteion University. On 1 February 2011, the 4th Chamber of the State Council (Symvoulio tis Epikrateias) has questioned the constitutionality of Law 3838/2010 concerning third Read More …
Read the report on BBC online and in the Danish paper Politiken
MIPEX is a widely used index evaluating immigrant integration laws and policies. Access to citizenship is one of seven policy areas covered. The third version of this index has just been made available online. We summarize here relevant information and Read More …
Immigrant representatives of The Immigrant Council of Ireland urge the government to put in place measures to increase the participation of migrants and new communities in political life. Read the report in the Irish Times
By Bernhard Perchinig As in recent years, naturalisations in Austria again declined significantly in 2010. With a mere 6,190 naturalisations the number reached an all-time low since 1973, when 6,183 persons had been naturalised. Defined as a percentage of the Read More …
President Valdis Zatlers proposed to amend Latvian Citizenship Law to allow dual citizenship. The amendment is meant to strengthen emigrants’ ties with Latvia: “those who left Latvia in the wake of the Soviet occupation, as well as their children, and Read More …
A panel of Council of State judges has ruled that a citizenship law passed in the Greek parliament on 11 March 2010, which allows foreigners who legally reside in Greece to vote and stand in local elections, is unconstitutional as Read More …
