The Italian Council of Ministers today adopted the “citizenship package”, a set of legislative measures proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to reform the citizenship regulations. The aim of the measures adopted today is to enhance the actual link between Italy and its citizens abroad.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani clarified that “the principle of ius sanguinis will not be undermined, and many descendants of emigrants will still be able to obtain Italian citizenship, but there will be precise limits, mainly to prevent abuses or phenomena of the ‘commercialisation’ of Italian passports. Citizenship must be a serious matter”.