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Roberto Mancini returns to manage the Italian national team after three years.
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Citizenship
The case discussing the new rules for citizenship by descent already has a number at the Court of Justice of the European Union: C-816/26, Picuso case.
Citizenship
In 1992, in the Micheletti case, Italy stated in Luxembourg that citizenship by blood is inherent to a person. This position is back in the debate about...
Citizenship
The Cassation Court's decision becomes an argument against the Tajani Law in the European Union court.
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Citizenship
Following a decision by the United Sections, the Supreme Court will review cases of minors born in Italy to naturalized parents.
Citizenship
The annulment frustrates expectations regarding the new citizenship law, but leaves a powerful argument against the reform.
Citizenship
Court rules that parental naturalization do not interrupt the citizenship of children.
Citizenship
The United Sections can resolve some of the disputes, but the final outcome depends on the European response. A lawyer explains.
Citizenship
The Consul of São Paulo responds to criticism regarding scheduling, and a reader questions the 2029 deadline.
Italian surname
In medieval Italy, names revealed expectations, losses, and even the discontent of families with the arrival of a child.
Citizenship
A decision that brings Italian citizenship to European courts is gaining prominence in Brazil, but disappearing in Italy.
Citizenship
Published in the Eurojus magazine, the work of lawyer Marco Mellone anticipated the scenario opened up by Constitutional Court Ordinance 147/2026.
Citizenship
After stating that European case law was clear and rejecting sending the matter to Luxembourg, the Italian Court backtracks, suspends the trial and...
Citizenship
Analysis | Italianism The referral of the Italian citizenship issue to the Court of Justice of the European Union was not a spontaneous initiative of the Court...
Citizenship
Marco Mellone, one of the lawyers involved in the process that led to Italian citizenship being granted to Luxembourg, says that the Constitutional Court made a very rare change...
Citizenship
Brussels is suing Portugal over immigration rules; what this reveals about Italy's limits on citizenship.
Italian surname
Ferrari was a blacksmith, Molinari was a miller, Pegoraro was a sheep herder. See the trade that gave rise to your Italian surname.
Citizenship
Following a unanimous victory in Trento, the association thanks its advisors and is already negotiating with parliamentarians a project that benefits emigrants who arrived before 1920.
Brazilians Abroad
A report from Itamaraty (Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs) indicates that 5,3 million citizens will be living outside the country in 2025. The United States and Portugal have the largest concentrations.
Citizenship
Who is Alberto Pazzi, the rapporteur for the decisions that led to the Sezioni Unite (United Sessions) addressing two central issues regarding Italian citizenship and the 2025 reform?
Citizenship
Marco Mellone points to positive signs in the wait for the Sezioni Unite and predicts a ruling on Italian citizenship before the August recess.
Citizenship
Official documents and lawyers in Italy explain why the final stage of the processes takes longer and what could unclog the queue.
Citizenship
Unanimous vote in Trento puts pressure on Rome to reopen path closed by the 2025 reform for families who emigrated before 1918.
Citizenship
The President of the Italian Court publishes a video that citizenship lawyers read aloud as a sign.
Brazilians in Portugal
Statistics from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reveal where they live, how many women there are, and how the community has grown since 2018. See the full picture in graphs.
Italian surname
Esposito, Russo, and Coppola tell the story of immigration to Brazil. See what the ending reveals about the region of origin.
Brazilians in Portugal
Understand why a Brazilian man who reported a theft to the PSP (Portuguese police) received a notice to leave Portugal in 20 days, in Setúbal.
Citizenship
The July 7th ruling acknowledges that the unsuccessful attempt to schedule an appointment at the consulate is equivalent to an application submitted before March 27th...
Citizenship
The text proposes suspending the naturalization of convicts and expands the grounds for losing that status. Understand what changes and who is affected.
Genealogy
Most Italian surnames don't come from nobility, but rather from nicknames, occupations, and places. And many don't even mean what they seem.
Brazilians in Portugal
A survey by Itamaraty (Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) indicates a surge in demand in 2025; Porto leads in services, and domestic violence is a concern for the community.
Citizenship
Cassation publishes several decisions, but judgment on citizenship by descent after the Tajani Decree remains pending.
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