In 2016, the European Union has given citizenship to almost one million people, most of them Moroccans, followed by Albanians, Indians, Pakistanis and Turks, according to Eurostat data released on Monday. This pan-European trend, however, does not apply to Bulgaria, where nearly a third of the granted citizenships are given to Russians, Ukrainians and Turks. The study also shows that Britons who have received other citizenship in EU countries have grown more than two times since Brexit.
According to the data, Bulgaria provided citizenship to 1626 people in 2016, which is 28% more than in 2015. Of these, 30% were Russians, …read more
Source: Novinite
