Austrian citizenship revoked after man refuses to sing national anthem

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Austrian citizenship revoked after man refuses to sing national anthem

A man lost his Austrian citizenship at the final hurdle after refusing to sing the national anthem during his naturalisation ceremony, sparking a row about integration and legal requirements to become Austrian.

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Austrian authorities have reversed their decision to grant citizenship to a Ukrainian who refused to sing the Alpine republic's national anthem at a ceremony where he was supposed to receive citizenship along with his documents.

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Award of award revoked following incident in Baden by resolution of the Lower Austrian state government

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Austria strips off Ukrainian after refusing to sing national anthem in neutralization ceremony

The decision was welcomed by the far-right FPO - Anadolu Ajansı

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The man refused to sing along at the ceremonial award ceremony in the Baden district administration. The state government of Lower Austria then withdrew its award.

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To obtain red-white-red citizenship, many criteria must first be met and then formalities must be strictly observed when it is awarded. The rules are particularly strict in Lower Austria. A Ukrainian man has now even had his citizenship revoked because he did not sing along to the national anthem. The national anthem is sung in this country before kick-off of our international football matches, but also on other official occasions and on nationa…