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The Danish Parliament approved dual citizenship
Mariana Andrei - Communication Coordinator
10 July 2014
A broad majority of the Danish parliament supported law change approving dual citizenship. The new law, which will come into force in the summer of 2015, will allow foreigners to become Danish citizens without having to give up the citizenship of their own country. Also, Danes who have given up their citizenship for another will be able to reclaim it.
"Many people today choose to settle in foreign countries, but still retain a strong attachment to their country of origin." "We should not force people to choose," said the Justice Minister, Karen Hækkerup, in a statement published in The Copenhagen Post.
The government’s decision regarding dual citizenship is based on a report by a panel established in late 2012 to document this issue. The panel initially analysed the possibility of limiting dual citizenship to other members of the EU or NATO, but found that such a law would risk to generate discrimination and to breach European human rights conventions. The panel also looked into the legislation of neighbouring countries, such as Sweden, which has allowed dual citizenship since 2001.
Source:
http://cphpost.dk/news/dual-citizenship-approved-by-danish-parliament.9774.html
"Many people today choose to settle in foreign countries, but still retain a strong attachment to their country of origin." "We should not force people to choose," said the Justice Minister, Karen Hækkerup, in a statement published in The Copenhagen Post.
The government’s decision regarding dual citizenship is based on a report by a panel established in late 2012 to document this issue. The panel initially analysed the possibility of limiting dual citizenship to other members of the EU or NATO, but found that such a law would risk to generate discrimination and to breach European human rights conventions. The panel also looked into the legislation of neighbouring countries, such as Sweden, which has allowed dual citizenship since 2001.
Source:
http://cphpost.dk/news/dual-citizenship-approved-by-danish-parliament.9774.html
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