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European Parliament study: Practices and approaches in EU Member States to prevent and end statelessness

18 November 2015

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"The aim of the present study is to describe the practices and approaches in all EU Member States concerning the prevention and eradication of statelessness. For that purpose the study analyses the relevant international and European standards (Chapter 2) and assesses the national practices in light of these standards (Chapter 3). Since the prevention and eradication of statelessness depends on proper mechanisms to identify stateless populations, the subject of procedures for determining statelessness is addressed. We also investigate whether installing such a procedure creates a ‘pull factor’ (Chapter 4). The study ends with a detailed analysis of the possible role of the European Union in preventing and reducing statelessness (Chapter 5)."

The findings include:

  • "several Member States violate international and European standards regarding protection against statelessness";
  • "the standards of protection against statelessness differ considerably between the Member States"; and
  • "Dedicated procedures for determining statelessness are lacking in most EU Member States, apart from France, Italy, Spain, Latvia, Hungary, United Kingdom, Slovakia and Belgium".

    See the full text: European Parliament study: Practices and approaches in EU Member States to prevent and end statelessness (pdf)

    And see: European Network on Statelessness (link)

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