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• Former MP Miroslavs Mitrofanovs: comparing to European non-citizens, non-citizens of Latvia are different in terms of origin and are at disadvantage in terms of rights and representation  

Former MP Miroslavs Mitrofanovs (For Human Rights in United Latvia) writes about the recent Eurostat data on non-citizens living in the EU countries. The largest number of non-citizens is in Luxemburg (43%), Cyprus (20%) and Latvia (17%). According to Mr.Mitrofanovs, the widely circulated Eurostat data hide a very important detail: the various population groups packed under one umbrella name “non-citizens” are very different in terms of their origin and rights, - these data includes citizens of other EU countries, third-country nationals, refugees, stateless persons and Latvian non-citizens. The large majority of non-citizens in Luxemburg are citizens of other EU countries who have the right to vote in municipal and European Parliament elections, as well as in their national parliamentary elections; they are also entitled to work in any EU country. In contrast, non-citizens of Latvia do not have any voting rights and can only work in Latvia, unless apply as third county nationals. Chas