CYELP 16 [2020] 301-317 315 equal model of giving nationality by ius sanguinis − not only the paternal model (which is present in the national legal orders of countries of the Middle East). The abolition of discrimination in the law of granting citizenship will eliminate the vast majority of cases that Europe and the world face in times of migration crisis. It should be remembered that even the application of the CRSSP and CSP do not replace or in any way affect the citizenship of an individual. Therefore, in order to eliminate the incidence of statelessness, states should facilitate the path to naturalisation or repatriation. Naturalisation should be possible also for those who have actually lived in a country for several years and have set up their living centre there (they have started a family, have a permanent job), although they currently do not have an administrative residence permit due to their unknown origin − because they are integrated in society and could be a part of that society. 5.4 Civil society actions All these global, regional and state actions should raise the level of understanding of statelessness among civil society, as well as promote and support actions preventing statelessness.41 Only local integration will facilitate naturalisation and the inclusion of stateless persons in the active life of society. It is the duty of NGOs in particular − since they are the closest to people − to provide real help to stateless persons, such as by monitoring government activity in the field of legislation, offering free legal aid assistance, promoting awareness of human rights and European law rights (even litigating cases before the European Court of Human Rights), carrying out educational (language, professional work) projects and psychotherapeutic programmes, fighting discrimination, as well as meeting basic needs − food or clothing. A good example here is the European Network on Statelessness, created in 2012, and committed to providing assistance to stateless persons and their integration into society. This network is formed by NGOs, academic initiatives and individual experts from almost 40 countries.42 They often focus their activities on refugees (providing social aid and legal advice) and work in more than one country. The most important of those who cooperate include the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (19 European countries), Asylkoordination (Austria), NANSEN (Belgium), the Information Legal Centre (Croatia), the Danish Refugee 41 42 Cf UN, Guidance Note of Secretary-General. The United Nations and Statelessness (2011). More information on the structure and membership of the European Network on Statelessness is available at <https://www.statelessness.eu/about-us/structure-and-membership> accessed 7 October 2020.

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