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Czechia may require Russians to renounce citizenship for Czech passport

26. 11. 2024 "The new rule will not affect Russians who already hold Czech citizenship. However, and crucially, if the amendment is passed then all citizenship applications (Russians applying for Czech citizenship) will be suspended indefinitely. This could be for years or even decades. A civic organization that is against the initiative, Jsme lidé (We Are People), has said that the Czech government's idea is a breach of EU law."

Czech Republic may refuse citizenship for Russians if they don’t refuse from their Russian passport

24. 9. 2024 "The Russian Diaspora, which permanently resides in the Czech Republic, has already called the amendment discriminatory, noting that the bill is not supported by any evidence that Russian citizens who have a residence permit in the Czech Republic pose a security threat."

Czech Citizenship Should Be Granted Only to Russians Who Give up Their Russian Passport, STAN Proposes

19. 9. 2024 "A new proposal in Czechia could oblige Russians to give up their citizenship in order to acquire citizenship in Czechia. However, the proposal excludes asylum seekers and other exceptional cases. The proposal was also supported by Czechia’s Minister of the Interior, Vít Rakušan (STAN)."

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