Canada objects to electoral campaigns and absentee voting for special representatives by foreign residents
Read a background article and interview with Rainer Bauböck in Capital News Online.
Although legally an exception, dual nationality has become the rule in Germany
By Christal Morehouse, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Germany As the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees prepares to publish a report this spring on so-called “Option Children”, it is really the country’s dual nationality regulations that must pass a “stress test”. The Read More …
Dutch government agrees to get tough on dual citizenship, also for the Dutch
By Maarten Vink, EUDO CITIZENSHIP Consortium member The Dutch government on Friday decided to press ahead with legislation aimed at reducing the number of people with dual citizenship, despite widespread opposition. The current minority government in the Netherlands consists Read More …
Ireland: New guidelines for establishing citizenship of children born by surrogate mothers
Read the article in the Irish Times. See also a previous news item about the granting of Austrian citizenship to children born by surrogate mothers.
Officials of the National Citizenship Authority and of the Bucharest City Hall targeted in an investigation regarding citizenship acquisition
Translated and edited by EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Andrei Stavila Officials of the National Citizenship Authority (ANC) from the Ministry of Justice and officials of the Bucharest City Hall are under investigation for illegally granting citizenship. This investigation is the largest Read More …
Albanian prime minister wants to offer citizenship to investors and all foreigners of Albanian descent
Read the article on SETimes.com.
Should EU citizens living in other member states vote there in national elections?
Rainer Bauböck, Philippe Cayla and Catriona Seth (eds.): Should EU citizens living in other member states vote there in national elections?. EUI Working Paper RSCAS 2012/32. Read More …
Italian town bestows honorary citizenship on children to speed up the introduction of ius soli
Read the report in The Guardian.
Non-Resident Hungarians Get Voting Rights
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Szabolcs Pogonyi In late 2011, the centre-right Orbán government completed its symbolic “national reunification beyond the borders” mission by offering political rights for non-resident ethnic Hungarians. As reported earlier, after the landslide victory of the Fidesz Read More …
Ukrainian government wants to introduce fines for multiple citizenships
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Oxana Shevel On 3 February 2012 the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers submitted legislative amendments to the national parliament which, if approved by the legislature, will introduce monetary fines for possession of multiple citizenships and will otherwise Read More …