Sweden in bid to ‘define Swedish citizenship’
The government plans to launch an inquiry to study Swedish citizenship in hopes of finding ways to boost its value and use it as a tool for integration. Read the full article in The Local.
Estonian Citizenship Gains Popularity in Russia
An increasing number of Russian citizens have begun to dig up their Estonian roots, getting an Estonian passport, and, along with that, the right to live anywhere in the EU and visa-free travel to the US.Read the article on the Read More …
Czech Interior Ministry demands unnecessary formalities from young Vietnamese
The Czech Interior Ministry demands unnecessary formalities from young Vietnamese, mostly university students and graduates, who apply for Czech citizenship. Read the article in the Prague Daily Monitor.
Multiple citizenship is on the rise. But some states continue to deter it
Read the article in The Economist, discussing among others proposed restrictions on dual citizenship in the Netherlands. Read also this commentary in The Economist praising multiple citizenship.
France Stiffens Citizenship Requirements
Foreigners must take a tough new language test and swear allegiance to ‘French values.’ Critics call it a far-right ploy for votes in upcoming elections. Read the article by Kim Willsher in The Los Angeles Times, January 2, 2012.
Les frontières de l’« identité nationale ». L’injonction à l’assimilation en France métropolitaine et coloniale
Comment un État-nation trace-t-il les frontières de ce qu’il perçoit comme son « identité » ? Pourquoi et comment, pour y parvenir, cherche-t-il constamment à définir son extériorité au travers d’un Autre jugé « inassimilable » ? En revenant sur Read More …
New Lebanese Draft Law Extends the Reacquisition of Lebanese Citizenship to the Descendants of Lebanese Emigrants
By Guita Hourani, Director of the Lebanese Emigration Research Center of Notre Dame University, Lebanon Summary On December 12, 2011, the Council of Ministers in Lebanon unanimously approved the draft law extending the reacquisition of citizenship by descendants of Lebanese Read More …
Hungarian Minister complains to EU Commissioner Reding that Slovak citizenship law violates Fundamental Rights Charter
Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics said he had raised concern over Slovakia’s citizenship laws at a private meeting with the EU’s Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding, arguing the law breached the Union’s charter of fundamental rights. For background information about Read More …
Whose citizens? Kosovan Serbs between Kosovo, Serbia and Russia
by EUDO Citizenship country expert Gëzim Krasniqi Kosovo’s declaration of independence in 2008 was vehemently opposed by Serbia. In consequence, the new country’s attempts to exercise sovereignty throughout its territory, as well as to take its place in the international Read More …
EU Citizenship and the Market
This publication is the outcome of a year-long project, run by the UCL European Institute in cooperation with the European Commission Representation in London on “EU Citizenship and the Market: Rights and Identities in London’s European Communities”. The project sought Read More …