A challenge to last year’s crackdown on ancestry-based Italian citizenship may be on the path to defeat, but more are in the works.
Elaine Allaby - elaine.allaby@thelocal.com
Updated: Mon 16 Mar 2026 14:23 CET
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What comes next for would-be applicants for ancestry-based Italian citizenship? Photo by Hongbin on Unsplash
A challenge to last year’s crackdown on ancestry-based Italian citizenship may be on the path to defeat, but more are in the works.
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