Israeli musician Asaf Avidan reportedly granted Romanian citizenship

The Romanian citizenship application of Israeli musician Asaf Avidan was reportedly approved by the National Authority for Citizenship, according to sources within the institution cited by Antena 3.

Avidan stated during a recent concert in Bucharest that he had applied for Romanian citizenship because his grandparents were born in Romania. “I have been trying for a few years to obtain citizenship, but your bureaucracy moves more slowly,” the artist said in front of the audience at the concert held on May 17 in Bucharest.