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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.
UK Nationality and Borders Bill passes through the Lords
The UK Government's new Nationality and Borders Bill of which several clauses negatively impacting statelessness and the right the nationality...
New briefing published calling for introduction of an SDP in Malta
ENS member and Index partner, aditus foundation, has published a new briefing note on statelessness aimed at urging Malta to follow through on its...
Assessing the first six months of Ukraine’s new Statelessness Determination Procedure
In April 2021, the Ukrainian Government adopted a by-law, which introduced the long-awaited regulations to implement the country’s new Statelessness...
New Index Thematic Briefing: Statelessness determination and Protection in Europe
This briefing summarises how countries perform on stateless determination procedures.
New legal amendment reduces the rights of stateless people in the Czech Republic
The Czech ‘Act on Stay of Foreigners’ has recently been amended, changing how statelessness is recognised in the Czech Republic. The amendments,...
New data on the Statelessness Determination Procedure in France
The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) has published its 2020 annual report which includes updated data on...
New report on detention and statelessness in France
New report on statelessness in the context of administrative detention for removal in France, highlighting significant gaps in the identification of...
