13 June 2021

With the preliminary clarification that in Italy recognizes only opposite sex marriages, the Italian National Institute of Statistics (hereinafter referred to as "ISTAT") annually acquires surveys of statistical data from different Italian municipalities.
It is, in short, a survey on all marriages celebrated by the population resident within the Italian territory. 
In particular the analysis allows us to understand the relationship between marriage and citizenship.
The data has been collected through the compilation of ISTAT’s module D.3 which each spouse has to fill during the wedding and which is provided by each state official.

Table of contents: report of the total weddings celebrated in Italy in relation to spouse’s citizenship:  

Data available at: http://dati.istat.it/Index.aspx?QueryId=49858# (last visited 12/06/2021)

From ISTAT’s report two data stand out:
- the progressive decrease in the number of marriages celebrated between spouses with both Italian citizenship;
- the progressive increase in the number of marriages between spuses where at least one of them is not an Italian citizen.

Therefore, as the report states, there is an increase of married couples with cross-border characteristics that might be potentially suitable for the application of Council Regulation (UE) 2016/1103 of 24th  June 2016 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of the property consequences.

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Ivan Allegranti- Research Fellow and PhD Candidate in Civil Law – Civil Law and Constitutional Legality – University of Camerino