Skip next section Germany sees record number of naturalizations
05/31/2025May 31, 2025
Germany sees record number of naturalizations
A record number of foreigners were granted German citizenship in 2024, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported on Saturday.
Last year, a total of 249,901 people were naturalized in 13 federal states — the highest level since the beginning of standardized data collection in 2000. The states of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Schleswig-Holstein did not share overall numbers with the newspaper.
On June 27, 2024, went into effect, allowing people to apply to become German after lawfully living in the country for five years, rather than the previous eight. The reform also removes restrictions on dual citizenship.
Back in 2023, the nationwide figure for all 16 states was 200,095 — .
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Skip next section Mannheim to mark one year since knife attack
05/31/2025May 31, 2025
Mannheim to mark one year since knife attack
The western German city of Mannheim plans to remember the 29-year-old police officer Rouven Laur on Saturday in the market square where .
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, Baden-Württemberg Interior Minister Thomas Strobl, and Mannheim Mayor Christian Specht are expected to unveil a memorial plaque providing information about .
A floor slab commemorating the Laur will also be presented.
The fatal stabbing last year also wounded five people who participated in a rally organized by the anti-Islam Citizens’ Movement Pax Europa (BPE).
The now 26-year-old , identified as Sulaiman A, has been charged with murder and attempted murder.
His trial has been taking place at the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court since February.
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