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The German Bundestag voted to abolish an express citizenship program implemented only a year ago, allowing "unusually well-integrated" foreigners to apply for naturalization after three years of residence, instead of the usual five. The repeal fulfills a key promise of the campaign of Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his right-center Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Merz’s coalition with the Social Democrats (SPD) secured the vote on 8 October 202…
The German Parliament rejected a bill which would have allowed accelerated naturalisation after three years of residence, and this decision comes in the context of a debate on immigration issues. On Wednesday, 8 October 2025, the German Parliament voted to reject a bill on naturalisation. According to Le Monde newspaper, this text was originally presented by the previous government, led by the Social Democrats of the SPD. The project envisaged r…
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