The Italian city of Bologna recently started granting honorary citizenships to children who were born there to foreigners. Matteo Salvini, head of the right-wing League party, has harshly criticized the city's mayor for participating in events in support of 'Ius soli' at schools.
The number of people in Germany with a so-called migration background continues to rise. A government report noted changes due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Germany's government is planning to allow immigrants multiple citizenships, overturning a decadeslong ban. The idea, a long-standing tradition in many countries, is well overdue, say those affected.
Germany is debating planned reforms concerning dual citizenship in the country. Citizenship laws vary widely across Europe.
The government reportedly wants to speed up the naturalization process to make it easier for migrants to become German citizens. Easier dual citizenship is also on the cards.
'Un Milione di Italiani (Non Sono Italiani)' is a musical documentary by Maurizio Braucci on Italy's Ius Soli citizenship law. Fatima Mbengue and Sara Vanderwert, Italian daughters of foreign citizens, sing in the film.
The new Italian Union of Stateless People has been founded in Italy by four youths with first-hand experience. The organization is supported by PartecipAzione, a program promoted by the UN refugee agency UNHCR and humanitarian organization Intersos.
The death of a spouse cannot impede the acquisition of Italian citizenship. According to the Italian Constitutional Court, death cannot cancel the full safeguard of guarantees based on the marital bond.
The town council of Cosenza in southern Italy has unanimously approved a motion to offer honorary citizenship to the sons and daughters of migrants, born in Italy or who have completed one full scholastic cycle in the country, according to the principle of Ius Soli.
Pamela Malvina Noutcho Sawa is a 30-year-old born in Cameroon who has lived in Italy since she was eight. An ER nurse and boxing champion, she lives in Bologna and is still waiting to become an Italian citizen after 22 years in Italy.
The number of people from Syria who became German citizens tripled last year. The increase came as many of those who fled the war-torn country between 2014 and 2016 are becoming eligible to apply.
A Spanish court has granted a little girl, born on a migrant boat in 2018, Spanish nationality, in a first in the country. Until now, the little girl had been stateless and could not access healthcare or education.