Dutch-born Nancy Holten (42), who has lived in Switzerland since the age of eight, has been denied Swiss citizenship for the second time. Holten speaks fluent Swiss German and has children who have Swiss nationality. Residents object to granting her Read More …
By Zeynep Kadirbeyoglu, EUDO CITIZENSHIP/GLOBALCIT expert Citizenship is usually not the subject of politics in Turkey. Only at times of crises, such as those about Syrian refugees or the failed coup attempt of July 2016, does the government or the Read More …
An Italian gay couple used in vitro fertilisation and a surrogate mother to have children. As surrogacy is illegal in Italy, the couple performed the procedure in California, where their twin sons were born. Upon their return to Italy, the Read More …
Igor Dodon, the President of Moldova, has signed a decree that revokes the citizenship of Traian Basescu, the former President of the neighbouring Romania. Dodon maintains that Basescu had obtained the Moldovan citizenship illegally. For Basescu, the revocation of citizenship Read More …
By Elisa Brey, Paraguay Country Expert The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) was created in 2007. Since the establishment of a Working Group on South American Citizenship in 2012 the General Secretary of UNASUR has been highly involved in Read More …
The decision of the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union (EU) has caused an increase in the number of British Sephardic Jews seeking Portuguese citizenship. In recent years, Portugal and Spain have readopted laws facilitating the return of Read More …
This open access book looks at the migration of Southern European EU citizens (from Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece) who move to Northern European Member States (Belgium, France, Germany, United Kingdom) in response to the global economic crisis. Its objective is Read More …
Interest in statelessness has been steadily increasing since the late 1990s – within academia, among governments, at the UN and among civil society organisations. Research projects, mapping studies and doctrinal discussions have helped to clarify the challenges faced and our Read More …
Civis europaeus sum? Am I a citizen of the Union? This question, which is the cornerstone of this thesis, is also the question that people affected by an eventual State succession within an EU Member State need an answer to. Read More …
On 29 November, the president-elect of the United States Donald Trump tweeted that individuals who burn the US flag should bear the consequences of their act, such as ‘perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail’. The tweet was motivated Read More …
