Amendment No. 6 | Doc. 13392 | 08 April 2014

Access to nationality and the effective implementation of the European Convention on Nationality

Signatories: Ms Chiora TAKTAKISHVILI, Georgia, ALDE ; Ms Lolita ČIGĀNE, Latvia, EPP/CD ; Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD ; Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Georgia, EPP/CD ; Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE, Latvia, EPP/CD ; Ms Meritxell MATEU PI, Andorra, ALDE ; Ms Liliana PALIHOVICI, Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD

Origin - 2014 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, before paragraph 6, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly considers that the Russian Federation's en masse distribution of Russian passports to persons living outside the Russian Federation ("passportization") is contrary to the Council of Europe's principles. The Assembly shares the opinion of the Venice Commission on the law on Defense of the Russian Federation (CDL-AD(2010)052) and considers that justifying the military actions by a member state against other member states by the need to protect its own citizens is not compatible with Council of Europe standards".

Explanatory note

The Assembly has continuously comdemned the practice of large scale "passportizations" by the Russian Federation in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine (Resolution 1683(2009), 1696(2009), 1896(2012)). The Assembly has to uphold the position of the Venice Commission concerning the law on Defense of the Russian Federation.