Brussels, 29 January 2014 NEWS UPDATE POSTED BY CHARLOTTE OLIVER: Disenfranchisement: Commission acts to defend voting rights of EU citizens abroad The European Commission has today issued guidance to EU-Member States which have rules in place leading to a loss of voting rights for citizens in national elections, simply because they
LEGAL UPDATE BY JESSICA ZAMA: While it is normal practice in the UK for a woman to take on her husband’s surname upon marriage, in Italy a woman will always remain known by her maiden name. We are often asked to assist British citizens, who have changed their surnames following marriage, in dealing with Italian
LEGAL UPDATE BY Jessica Zama 15th January 2014: New Regulations in Italy, (Legge 10 December 2012, n. 219) which came into force on 1 January 2014, effectively remove all legal distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate (i.e. born out of wedlock) children, as well as with adopted children. Any references which make these distinctions will be removed from
