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Screenshot from the Legal Atlas on Gender Discrimination in Nationality Laws Blog

The unrealized promise of equal citizenship: new Legal Atlas maps gender discriminatory nationality laws

Nationality laws serve as the foundation for establishing membership in the national body politic. Put more simply, they set the parameters of who…
/ Catherine Harrington, Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights Director, Women’s Refugee Commission
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Applying the statelessness provisions in the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum

Our new briefing takes stock of progress made by EU Member States towards the implementation of statelessness provisions in the EU Pact on Migration…
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Briefing: Guardianship, Nationality and Statelessness

Unaccompanied and separated children frequently encounter challenges related to documentation, birth registration, and nationality. In practice, many…
/ Briefing
Hands clasped on a fence Publications

Begum v UK: Submission to the European Court of Human Rights on trafficking of children and deprivation of nationality

The European Network on Statelessness (ENS), together with The AIRE Centre, has submitted a third‑party intervention to the European Court of Human…
Bucharest, Romania, street scene Blog

SDP Blog Series - Stateless people in Romania: still waiting for recognition and rights

Stateless people face the risk of rights violations every day because most European States lack a proper process to determine statelessness and…
/ Stefan Leonescu, JRS Romania
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Submission to inform the European Commission 2026 Enlargement Package

ENS has contributed a written submission to inform the European Commission (DG ENEST) 2026 Enlargement Package.
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SDP Blog Series - From commitment to action: Malta urgently needs a Statelessness Determination Procedure

Stateless people face the risk of rights violations every day because most European States lack a proper process to determine statelessness and…
/ Elodie Baudhuin and Neil Falzon, aditus
Lisbon, Portugal streetview Blog

SDP Blog Series - Portugal at a crossroads: ensuring effective protection for stateless people

Stateless people face the risk of rights violations every day because most European States lack a proper process to determine statelessness and…
/ Leonor FĂ©lix da Costa, JRS Portugal
Skopje, North Macedonia. Image: Mark de Jong, Unsplash Blog

SDP Blog Series - Why North Macedonia needs a Statelessness Determination Procedure

Stateless people face the risk of rights violations every day because most European States lack a proper process to determine statelessness and…
/ Teodora Kjoseva Kostadinovska, Lawyer and Project Manager, Macedonian Young Lawyers Association (MYLA)
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WEBINAR: Identifying and protecting displaced stateless people in Europe: What needs to happen next?

On 23rd March 2026 we held a webinar bringing together statelessness experts, practitioners and advocates to highlight good practice and progress on…
23 March 2026 11:30 - 12:45 CET
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Report: Statelessness in Portugal

A new report, produced by Jesuit Refugee Service Portugal in collaboration with ENS, analyses the impact of proposed legal reforms in Portugal to…
/ Report
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From Evidence to Action: Armenia Joins the Statelessness Index

On 16 December, Armenia took a significant step forward in its efforts to address statelessness with the launch of the country’s Statelessness Index …
/ Narine Baghdasaryan, Project Coordinator at Mission Armenia