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Interview with Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar: Why addressing statelessness matters to the European Parliament
Following his address at our Stateless Journeys campaign launch, we caught up with the Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil…
Celebrating progress in the protection of rainbow families, but more needs to be done
Since the day they were born, baby Sara and baby Sofia have been waiting to receive an identity document or a passport and are at risk of…
Seeking a place to belong: addressing statelessness among refugee children in Europe
As part of our Stateless Journeys project, ENS has been working with our members in five European countries to address cases of statelessness among…
Addressing the Risks of Statelessness Among Children in Migration In Europe
This report presents the findings of action research by ENS members in five European countries on the risks of statelessness facing children and…
Landmark judgment from Spain: court grants Spanish nationality to a stateless child born en route (a case of “invisible children”)
In 2021, a Spanish court has remarkably recognised as a Spanish national a child who lacked a birth certificate as she was born in transit in Morocco…
Stateless people at the border: the scenario in Spain
La versiĂłn en español de este blog está disponible aquĂ. In terms of support offered to stateless people, in many respects Spain has some of Europe…
Apátridas en la frontera, el caso español
En materia de apoyo ofrecido a las personas apátridas, España, en bastantes aspectos, cuenta con algunos ejemplos de buenas prácticas. Sin embargo,…
Country information for stateless people fleeing Ukraine
This series of briefings provides country-specific information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine.
From colonial subjects to stateless refugees
The exact number of people who were forcibly displaced in the 1970s to the Tindouf refugee camps set up by the Algerian state is unknown, but…
Political limbo and statelessness in Africa’s last colony
The Saharawi people have been stateless for over 40 years since Western Sahara was occupied by Morocco in 1975. Danielle Smith, Founding Director of…
Protecting the right to a nationality for children of same-sex couples in the EU – A key issue before the CJEU in V.M.A. v Stolichna Obsthina (C-490/20)
The enjoyment of LGBTIQ* rights varies across Europe. As a result, children of same-sex couples can face problems with recognition of civil status,…