№71 How to deal with quasi-loss of nationality situations? Learning from promising practices
№71 How to deal with quasi-loss of nationality situations? Learning from promising practices

Author(s): Gerard-René de Groot, Patrick Wautelet
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Migration Studies, EU-Legislation
Published by: CEPS Centre for European Policy Studies
Summary/Abstract: The central question of this policy brief is how quasi-loss situations should be treated in the European Union and its 28 Member States. More specifically, may the authorities of a Member State rightly argue that situations of quasi-loss amount to a mere non-acquisition of nationality? Or should we start from the assumption that there is no significant difference between the loss of and the quasi-loss of nationality? A next essential question is whether and how a person should under certain circumstances be protected against quasi-loss of her or his nationality? Due to the fact that a Member State entitles to European citizenship, it is desirable to compare the approaches of the different Member States to these questions and to develop recommendations to member States in light of the best practices.

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