EU Nations Grant Citizenship to 820,000 People in 2012, Says Eurostat
Figures released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, show that almost 820,000 people were granted citizenship by the 28 member nations of the EU in 2012. The maximum number of passports – just under 194,000 – were handed out by the United Kingdom, representing about 24% of the total. The UK’s share…