Councillors of the General Council of Italians Abroad (CGIE), elected in Germany, launched a social media campaign this week against the new Law 74 / 2025. The legislation modifies rules on the transmission of Italian citizenship jure sanguinis, that is, by descent.
The initiative is addressed to Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and the Italian Parliament. The advisers warn that the legal text imposes severe restrictions and could harm millions of descendants of Italians living outside Italy.
The new rule establishes that Italian citizenship by descent will only be transmitted automatically if the father, mother, grandfather or legal guardian has only the Italian citizenship. This prevents, in practice, people with dual citizenship from transmitting their Italian citizenship to children and grandchildren.
According to Tommaso Conte, Gianluca Errico, Silvestro Gurrieri, Marilena Rossi, Giuseppe Scigliano and Giulio Tallarico, signatories of the joint note, the text represents a “serious distortion of the principle of dual citizenship”. They point out that countries such as Italy, France and Germany have recognized and encouraged dual citizenship for more than 30 years.
“The new legal model undermines this freedom and harms the integration of families with deep Italian roots, especially in Europe,” the statement said. “Citizenship is a link between identity, culture and democratic participation. Weakening this right could have profound social and symbolic impacts.”
The social media campaign uses the hashtag #cittadinAnsia, in reference to the anxiety generated by the changes. The councilors ask the government to reconsider the text of the law “so as not to penalize citizens who maintain a real link with Italy”.
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