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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.
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…
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…
Albania adopts the instruction to implement and regulate its statelessness determination procedure
In June 2023, the Government published a dedicated instruction to implement and regulate the statelessness determination procedure (SDP), which had…
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…
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…
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…
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'.
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.
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…
WEBINAR: Statelessness in Austria
This event was hosted by Leonhardt Call (Individual member of the European Network on Statelessness) and featured presentations from Birgit…
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…
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…
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.
