Citizenship

Two years after the leftist-led government passed much-hyped legislation allowing children who have been born to migrant parents in Greece to obtain Greek citizenship, it is estimated that only half of the 58,000 applications have been approved by the authorities.

Powerful Australian minister Matthew Canavan on Tuesday became the third politician forced to step aside over a question of dual citizenship, saying he was unaware his mother had taken out Italian citizenship for him when he was 25.

Australian politicians are not eligible to be elected to parliament if they hold dual or plural citizenship. 

European countries have the right to revoke the citizenship of persons suspected of terrorism in order to prevent them from re-entering the country.

This is the ruling of the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) on a case initiated against Great Britain by a Sudanese person with dual citizenship. The decision was final and unanimous.

Swiss voters on Feb. 12 approved making it easier for third-generation immigrants to become citizens, dismissing suggestions that the move could pose a security threat, as reported by Reuters. 

Projections by broadcaster SRF after polls closed showed the measure easily winning by a 59-41 percent margin. 

The U.S. Embassy has issued a warning to its citizens to avoid an area of İzmir's Bayraklı district following an attack near a courthouse in the vicinity.

"The U.S. Embassy reminds U.S. citizens that extremist groups are continuing aggressive efforts to conduct attacks in areas where U.S. citizens and expatriates reside or frequent," read the statement on Jan. 5.

One of the articles included in the constitutional amendments jointly proposed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) centers on who is eligible to be elected as president.  

Montenegro has granted 203 honorary citizenship to "prominent" figures in summary procedures since 2008, report says.

According to the same report, of that figure, 195 were proposed by Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic .

A new bill on nationality rights for second-generation immigrants has been posted for public consultation. One of the provisions for acquiring Greek nationality for the children of foreigners born in Greece includes enrollment in the first year of Greek primary school and attendance of the Greek education system.

A new bill foreseeing the granting of Greek citizenship to tens of thousands of second-generation immigrants was put up for public consultation on Thursday.

At least one of the parents of second generation migrants must have lived in Greece legally for at least five years before the child?s birth in the country for it to obtain Greek citizenship, according to a draft law due to be submitted to public consultation this week.