New German coalition to abolish 3-year citizenship path

New German coalition to abolish 3-year citizenship path

The next German governing coalition of the center-right CDU/CSU alliance and center-left Social Democratic Union seeks to stop an expedited path to citizenship. However, dual citizenship and a 5-year path will remain.

Representatives of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) agreed during coalition talks that they would abolish the possibility of obtaining German citizenship in three years (so-called turbinaturalization). Die Zeit writes about this.

Have already handed out over 150,000 new Swedish passports to immigrants. Now SD and the gang are going to "increase the incentive to become citizens" even further.

Germany to end three-year 'turbo track' for citizenship

In their new coalition pact unveiled on Wednesday, Germany's CDU/CSU and SPD say they will end the three-year track for citizenship applicants with special integration.

At a naturalization ceremony in Cologne, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier emphasized the importance of naturalization for German society. Steinmeier pointed out that naturalization allows people who have lived in Germany for a long time and wish to remain there to become full citizens, thus giving them the opportunity to participate politically and assume responsibility. Steinmeier said that naturalization enriches Germany and is import…

The conservative bloc of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), as well as the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), have agreed to form a coalition, writes Deutsche Welle. In the 146-page agreement, the parties agreed to tighten migration policies, lower taxes for businesses, regulate the payment of social benefits, and significantly increase spending on the armed forces. In one of the first actions, the …