Born in Austria, but Not a Passport: Dispute over Citizenship

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In the "ZiB2" Markus Gstöttner defends the principle of descent. For the filmmaker Olga Kosanović, the rules make "no sense at all"

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There are nearly 300,000 people living in Austria who were born there but are not citizens. An initiative is now helping many of them obtain Austrian passports.

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Around 300,000 people were born in Austria, but do not have an Austrian passport. In the "ZiB2" ÖVP General Secretary Markus Gstöttner and filmmaker Olga Kosanović discussed the strict rules for naturalisation.