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Slovakia, Hungary: A Spat Over Citizenship

May 26, 2010 | 19:27 GMT

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Summary

Slovakia passed a law May 26 that will revoke the Slovak citizenship of anyone who is granted citizenship by another country. The law comes on the heels of a Hungarian law which eases citizenship requirements for ethnic Hungarians living abroad. The citizenship dispute is at the center of rising tensions in Central Europe.

Slovakia passed a law that would revoke citizenship from its minority Hungarian population if they receive Hungarian citizenship....

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