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Joint opinion on the pending legal reform in Belgium

ENS and NANSEN prepared a joint opinion on the legislative proposal submitted by the Belgian Government to the Parliament to introduce a residence...
11 Dec 2023

North Macedonia takes a positive step towards ending statelessness

In an important step towards preventing statelessness in the country, North Macedonia's Parliament has adopted crucial amendments to the Law on...
1 Sep 2023

Portugal passes law to introduce a statelessness status

Portugal has adopted a law that paves the way for the introduction of an SDP, although further legislation is needed.
10 Aug 2023

Moldova amends its law to prevent childhood statelessness

On 8 June 2023, the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova voted to adopt an amendment to the Citizenship Law, which provides that a child born on the...
6 Jul 2023

Netherlands passes new bills on statelessness, but concerns remain

The Netherlands has taken a significant step towards addressing the plight of stateless individuals after years of joined advocacy by ENS members and...
23 Jun 2023

New report by independent body in Germany on the situation of stateless people

The Expert Council on Integration and Migration (Sachverständigenrat), an independent advisory council in Germany, has published a policy brief about...
6 Apr 2023

WEBINAR: 2023 State of Play Assessment on Statelessness in Europe

Join us for the online launch of our annual StatelessnessINDEX state of play assessment and hear about key trends from several experts working on the...
23 Mar 2023

Applicants for statelessness status included in Spanish reception system

Royal Decree 220/2022 has included applicants for statelessness status in the national reception system, including access to integration programmes...
15 Jul 2022

European Court of Human Rights takes a step back on the rights of Latvian ‘non-citizens’

Court held there had not been discrimination in a case concerning the calculation of state employment pensions of Latvian 'non-citizens'.
9 Jun 2022
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Sharp rise in the number of children at risk of statelessness in Germany

Last year, Germany recorded an increase in the number of asylum applications, the highest numbers since 2017.
31 Mar 2022
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New Austrian law safeguards stateless children

On 23 March 2022, the Austrian parliament amended the Austrian Citizenship Act so that people born on Austrian territory who would otherwise be...
23 Mar 2022
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WEBINAR: Statelessness in Austria

This event was hosted by Leonhardt Call (Individual member of the European Network on Statelessness) and featured presentations from Birgit...
18 Feb 2022

UK Supreme Court finds that setting high fees for registration of children as British citizens is not unlawful

On 2 February 2022, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the case PRCBC & O v SSHD [2022] UKSC 3, finding that setting high and...
2 Feb 2022
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New CJEU judgment (C-118/20) on preventing statelessness in renunciation of nationality

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a landmark judgment in the case of JY v. Wiener Landesregierung, case C-118/20, reinforcing...
18 Jan 2022
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Belgium announces residence permits for stateless people

A High-Level Officials Meeting was held in December 2021, to assess progress in the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees.
3 Jan 2022

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