Italy's ruling parties put forward competing bills this week aimed at increasing powers to revoke citizenship, currently used only for terrorism convictions.
Clare Speak - clare.speak@thelocal.com
Updated: Thu 9 Jul 2026 13:25 CET
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The Chamber of Deputies, Italy's lower house of parliament. Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP
Italy's ruling parties put forward competing bills this week aimed at increasing powers to revoke citizenship, currently used only for terrorism convictions.
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The changes would make it easier for children born in Italy to foreigners to obtain citizenship and provide more job protections.
