Key legal question
Whether the municipal assembly's refusal of the naturalization applications was sufficiently reasoned under Article 29(2) BV.
Extracted holding
No. The assembly departed from the municipal council's favorable recommendation without any discussion or stated reasons, so the applicants' right to be heard was violated.
Extracted reasoning
Naturalization decisions are subject to Article 29 BV and must be reasoned, particularly in light of Article 8(2) BV. Where a municipal assembly follows neither the council's proposal nor any debated reasons, the refusal is unreasoned.