The Local Europe https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Five ways Italy's League party wants to tighten citizenship rules A new bill aims to make it significantly harder to obtain - or keep - Italian citizenship, with proposals ranging from testing knowledge of Italian culture to making it possible to leave people stateless. https://www.thelocal.com/20251209/five-ways-italys-league-party-wants-to-tighten-citizenship-rules Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:48:03 +0100 five-ways-italys-league-party-wants-to-tighten-citizenship-rules Italy approves plan to speed up overseas citizenship claims Ancestry-based citizenship applications filed abroad could soon be handled very differently after Italian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a major change. https://www.thelocal.com/20251017/italy-approves-plan-to-speed-up-overseas-citizenship-applications Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:13:10 +0200 italy-approves-plan-to-speed-up-overseas-citizenship-applications Inside Italy: What citizenship rule changes could mean for population decline In this week's Inside Italy review, we look at how Italy is changing its citizenship rules, and the political debate over 'new Italians' as the population continues to fall. https://www.thelocal.com/20250523/inside-italy-what-citizenship-rule-changes-could-mean-for-population-decline Fri, 23 May 2025 19:14:14 +0200 inside-italy-what-citizenship-rule-changes-could-mean-for-population-decline What are the chances of Italy voting in favour of easing citizenship rules? Italy will hold a landmark referendum on easing citizenship by residency rules in early June. But what are the chances of the proposed reform becoming reality? https://www.thelocal.com/20250210/what-are-the-chances-of-italy-voting-in-favour-of-easing-citizenship-rules Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:55:34 +0100 what-are-the-chances-of-italy-voting-in-favour-of-easing-citizenship-rules COMPARE: Which European countries have the strictest rules on dual citizenship? Being a citizen of your country of long-term residence brings a lot of advantages, especially when it comes to peace of mind, but some countries in Europe have far stricter rules than others. https://www.thelocal.com/20221005/compare-which-european-countries-have-the-strictest-rules-on-dual-citizenship Wed, 05 Oct 2022 10:31:42 +0200 compare-which-european-countries-have-the-strictest-rules-on-dual-citizenship