Dozens of people demonstrated with banners in front of the Italian Consulate requesting greater speed in the procedures.
Dozens of Italian descendants complained to the Consular Chancellery of the Italian Embassy in Montevideo for more shifts to be able to process citizenship of that country, since they understand that the slots assigned on a monthly basis are too few to cover the demand.
It is not the first time that the group Italians without recognition It is manifested by delays in the citizenship procedures, some of which claim that they have been in process for several “years.”
This Wednesday, Pablo Acostaspokesperson for Italians without recognition, assured Subrayado that they have been requesting answers from the diplomatic authorities of the European country for a long time.
“At this moment we are making a claim for lack of appointments at the Consulate, for a long time now we have been asking the ambassador and the chancellor (consular), Mrs. (Alessandra) Crugnolaand we have not made significant progress,” the spokesperson explained.
In that sense, Acosta estimated that there are about 10,000 people who currently have problems being recognized as Italian citizens and thus accessing the passport of the member country of the European Union. “The numbers differ from the numbers given by the consular headquarters; we estimate that there are about 10,000 victims,” he insisted.
The number of shifts reduces the possibilities of access
About the amount of shifts, The member of Italians without recognition said that they are “very few”, and that these range between 40 or 50 numbers on a monthly level, a percentage that they consider “very low” in relation to demand and that leaves a “minimum” possibility of access.
From the Consulate, they assured that they do not have the staff neither him budget enough to meet all the requests, but the group understands that the authorities can make “much more significant efforts” to solve the problem.
Source: Ambito
