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… European Law Master Working Paper 2024/1 Mariana Militão Baptista The Practice of Temporary Loss of EU Citizenship: Questioning Renunciation Prior to Acquisition of Nationality All rights reserved No part of this paper may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the author(s) The MCEL Master Working Paper series seeks to give excellent Master students the opportunity to publish their final theses and to make their work accessible to a wide audience. Those wishing to submit papers for … the host Member State must renounce their nationality in the Member State of origin. Out of the Member States that prohibit dual nationality, Austria, Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Spain do not allow any exceptions for EU citizens, whereas Slovenia grants an exception to most EU citizens but not to all. Still, only Austria, Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania and Slovenia impose renunciation requirements prior to the acquisition of nationality. This practice raises two potential … systems of Slovenia.40 It is known that the renunciation requirement may lead to temporary statelessness.41 It is also relevant to mention that an EU citizen does not need to submit proof of fulfilling the renunciation requirement if there is reciprocity between the Member States.42 Thus, for most EU citizens, this requirement will not be applicable. Nevertheless, it can affect the nationals of the Member States that do not accept dual nationality, not even in relation to EU citizens. Although the …