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Statement to Spain's Presidency of the European Union on Addressing Statelessness in Europe
This public statement to Spain’s upcoming Presidency of the European Union outlines recommendations on key action needed to address statelessness in…
Interview with Marcos Alonso Alonso, Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Union
Ahead of Spain’s upcoming Presidency of the EU, we caught up with Marcos Alonso Alonso, Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the European…
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,…
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…
Waiting for a nationality - Stateless in Spain
Meimuna, a young Sahrawi woman, had to wait three years before she was granted recognition as a stateless person. Whilst Spain’s law on asylum…
ENS and Fundacion Cepaim call for legislative reforms to improve the situation of stateless people in Spain
In a joint letter sent to the Spanish Prime Minister yesterday, ENS and Fundación Cepaim launched a campaign calling on Spain to introduce critical…
Equating the rights of stateless persons with refugees in Spain
The new law should raise the standard of protection for those applying for stateless status and equate it to Spain’s law on asylum which offers a…