The Secretary of State for Democratic Memory, Fernando Martínez, has stated that "he does not understand in any way and does not share" the decision of the Supreme Court to temporarily suspend the voting rights of individuals who have acquired Spanish nationality under the provision of the Democratic Memory Law,...
Judges and Judges for Democracy and the Progressive Union of Prosecutors have expressed this Saturday their "deep concern" regarding the decision of the Supreme Court to provisionally suspend the right to vote for those who have obtained Spanish nationality under the provision of the Democratic Memory Law, known as the...
The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, focused this Thursday her speech on the consuls of the embassies involved in the known as 'grandchildren's law', regulation that facilitates the obtaining of Spanish nationality to descendants of exiles. In this context, she emphasized that "they cannot incur in...
The leftist groups defended this Thursday in Congress the bill that grants nationality to Sahrawis born under Spanish administration as a "historical reparation," against a PP that supports their access to nationality but only through residency, and a Vox that rejects the text as it deems it does not incorporate...
The Congress of Deputies votes this Thursday on the bill that will allow granting Spanish nationality to Sahrawis born in Western Sahara under Spanish administration. The text that reaches the Plenary establishes a specific pathway for acquisition by naturalization and expands access to their direct descendants. The initiative was approved in...
The Congress plans to give the green light this Thursday to the bill that grants Spanish nationality to Sahrawis born when Western Sahara was under Spanish administration. The measure, which could affect about 80,000 people, will be debated and voted on in a context of strong tension with Morocco due...
The Deputy Secretary of Institutional Regeneration of the PP, Cuca Gamarra, has assessed this Wednesday as positive the decision of the Supreme Court to provisionally suspend the vote of those nationalized by the known as 'grandchildren's law', emphasizing that now "it simply remains to wait" for the high court to...
The spokesperson of the PP in Congress, Ester Muñoz, has hinted that her parliamentary group will lean towards abstention this Thursday in the vote of the Plenary of Congress on the law that grants Spanish nationality to Sahrawis born when Western Sahara was under Spanish administration, a measure that could...
The Deputy Secretary of Sectoral Coordination of the PP, Alma Ezcurra, has demanded this Tuesday from the Executive "to assume responsibilities" for the "setback" that the Supreme Court has dealt to the known as 'grandchildren's law', the regulation that facilitates the obtaining of Spanish nationality for descendants of exiles. In...
The spokesperson for the Socialist Group in Congress, Patxi López, has assured that the PSOE maintains its support for the law that recognizes Spanish nationality for Sahrawis born under Spanish administration, emphasizing that his party follows an "autonomous policy" and is not conditioned by Morocco's stance on this legislative initiative.He...
The president of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, stated this Tuesday that he will wait for the Supreme Court to rule on the instruction that develops the known as 'grandchildren's law' --the regulation that allows descendants of exiles to access nationality--, although he insists that said instruction is "illegal"...
Sumar maintains confidence that the bill to grant Spanish nationality to Sahrawis born when Western Sahara was under Spanish administration will progress with broad support, and aspires for both PP and PSOE to finally align with a favorable vote.In contrast, Podemos is very skeptical about whether PP will support this...
The Plenary of Congress will address and submit to a vote on September 10 the bill promoted by Sumar to grant Spanish nationality to Sahrawis born when Western Sahara was under Spanish administration. This is a text that passed the procedure of the Justice Commission with the abstention of PP...
The Justice Commission of Congress has given the green light this Thursday, with the votes of PSOE, Sumar, and their usual allies, to the bill that will allow obtaining Spanish nationality for people born in Western Sahara under Spanish administration and for the descendants of those who obtain it. PP...
The Justice Commission of Congress meets this Thursday with the intention of advancing the report of the bill that recognizes Spanish nationality for people born in Western Sahara when it was under Spanish administration, as well as for their descendants. However, the final approval from the Plenary is not expected...
The Justice Commission of Congress will meet this Thursday to advance the report of the bill that recognizes Spanish nationality for people born in Western Sahara when it was under Spanish administration, as well as for their descendants. However, it is expected that the final vote in the Plenary will...
The spokesperson for the Popular Group in Congress, Ester Muñoz, indicated this Tuesday that the party is awaiting a resolution on whether or not to annul the instruction issued by the Ministry of Justice that expands the granting of nationalities under the so-called 'grandchildren's law'.Muñoz explained at a press conference...
The spokesperson of the Political Action Committee of Vox, José Antonio Fúster, pointed out this Monday that the party contemplates that the communities where it governs alongside the PP go to the Constitutional Court against the instruction of the Ministry of Justice that regulates the application of the known as...
The Justice Commission of Congress will meet next Thursday, July 23, with the intention of advancing the report of the bill that recognizes Spanish nationality to those born in Western Sahara under Spanish administration and to their descendants. However, it is expected that the final vote in the Plenary will...
Four members of the Central Electoral Board have issued a dissenting vote for disagreeing with the decision approved this Thursday by the arbitral body regarding the so-called 'grandchildren's law'. In their view, there has been an "irregular increase" in the electoral roll because the instruction issued by the Ministry of...
The Independent and Civil Servants Trade Union Confederation (CSIF) has positively assessed this Thursday the decision of the Central Electoral Board (JEC) to demand clear criteria for setting the province of registration for new naturalized voters under the so-called "law of grandchildren". At the same time, it has reiterated the...
Junts has demanded this week that the Government make public the demographic data, studies, reports, and projections that have been used to make decisions regarding nationality and the regularization of foreign nationals, warning that Catalonia could face "one of the most significant demographic changes in recent decades without a plan...
The bill that aims to grant Spanish nationality to those born in Western Sahara when it was a territory under Spanish administration is once again postponed in Congress. The vote in the Plenary, which was being considered for the extraordinary session of July 23, will not finally take place until...
The CSIF union, the majority among public employees, has requested the Central Electoral Board (JEC) to issue detailed instructions for consulates on granting nationality in application of the additional provision of the Democratic Memory Law, popularly known as the "Grandchildren's Law," as well as for the inclusion of these individuals...
The president of Vox, Santiago Abascal, strongly criticized this Tuesday the so-called 'Grandchildren's Law', a section of the Democratic Memory Law that facilitates nationality for descendants of exiles. In his opinion, it is a maneuver by the Executive to "alter the electoral census" by taking advantage of "a war from...