№73 Best Practices in Involuntary Loss of Nationality in the EU
№73 Best Practices in Involuntary Loss of Nationality in the EU

Author(s): René de Groot, Maarten Peter Vink
Subject(s): Civil Society, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Politics and Identity
Published by: CEPS Centre for European Policy Studies
Keywords: Involuntary Loss of Nationality in the EU; arbitrary deprivation; principle of proportionality;
Summary/Abstract: This policy brief deals with loss of citizenship ofthe European Union (EU) due to the loss of nationality of a Member State. To hold nationality of an EU Member State is the master key to European citizenship. Only the nationals of a Member State possess European citizenship. Consequently, the loss of nationality of a Member State also implies the loss of European citizenship.

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