THEMATIC BRIEFING: October 2025 Statelessness determination and protection in Europe: good practice, challenges and risks 35

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Statelessness Determination and Protection in Europe: Good practice, challenges and risks

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Description: This briefing, updated in October 2025, outlines how 34 European countries perform on statelessness determination and the protection of stateless people. They highlight that most states still lack dedicated procedures to identify and recognise statelessness, leaving many at risk of rights violations, exclusion, and lengthy uncertainty. The briefing presents best practice examples, identifies remaining legal and policy gaps, and distinguishes between responses needed for in situ statelessness and statelessness in a migratory context. It also sets out urgent recommendations to improve protection, access to rights, and pathways to nationality across Europe.

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