A long-debated citizenship law took effect in Germany on Thursday, easing the pathway to a German passport, including making it easier to hold dual citizenship. The naturalization reform put forward ...

(CNN) — Scott Mayerowitz grew up in New Jersey in a household with resentment toward Germany, his family’s motherland. He has ancestors who were killed in the Holocaust, and his Jewish grandparents ...

Germany has set a new record in the number of people it granted citizenship last year. In 2024, over 290,000 individuals became German citizens. This was a sharp rise compared to around 210,000 people ...

German lawmakers approved legislation on Friday that eases rules on gaining citizenship and ends restrictions on holding dual citizenship. The plan, put forward by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition, ...

Germany plans to ease citizenship rules under legislation approved Wednesday by the Cabinet, a project that the government contends will bolster the integration of immigrants and help an economy that ...

BERLINBERLIN — German lawmakers on Friday approved legislation easing the rules on gaining citizenship and ending restrictions on holding dual citizenship. The government argues the plan will bolster ...

Months of wrangling over a new law have Germans asking a fundamental question: Are we a country of immigrants? By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin and Hamburg, Germany Young, educated and ...

Proponents say the reforms will draw more skilled workers to the country, but that opponents warn the legislation will lessen the value of German nationality. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from ...