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Immigration and German citizenship

Germany wants to revamp its immigration system and citizenship laws to make it easier for foreign skilled workers to come to the country and fill job vacancies that are at a record high.

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Germany: CDU's Spahn says non-integrated Syrians should go

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Andrea and Tino Wohlmacher with three of the Colombian staff members who care for dementia patients in Wilstedt

Andrea and Tino Wohlmacher with three of the Colombian staff members who care for dementia patients in Wilstedt

Germany: Colombian care workers will not be deported

Germany: Colombian care workers will not be deported

The case of 10 Colombian care workers has caused outrage in Germany where there's a desperate shortage of nursing staff.

Anas Modamani holding up his phone with the famous selfie on the display

Anas Modamani holding up his phone with the famous selfie on the display

Syrians in Germany: What are their plans for the future?

Syrians in Germany: What are their plans for the future?

After Assad's fall, Syrian refugees living in Germany are experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions.

Syrians celebrating the fall of the Assad regime near Kottbusser Tor in Berlin

Syrians celebrating the fall of the Assad regime near Kottbusser Tor in Berlin

Germany's Syrian community — facts and figures

Germany's Syrian community — facts and figures

Germany is home to almost one million Syrians, many of whom fled the country's civil war.

People at various stands with many posters under purple lighting

People at various stands with many posters under purple lighting

Immigrants and recruiters get together at Berlin job fair

Immigrants and recruiters get together at Berlin job fair

Germany has over 2 million refugees and a job market in need of recruits. Now a job fair is trying to link the two.

Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz

Germany's conservatives want to cut benefits for Ukrainians

Germany's conservatives want to cut benefits for Ukrainians

Germany's CDU argue that high social benefits discourage Ukrainian war refugees from taking up work.

(left to right) Nicole Waldthausen, Irina Cipa, Carmen Casares Naranjo and Jessica Rojas Flores standing in the classroom

(left to right) Nicole Waldthausen, Irina Cipa, Carmen Casares Naranjo and Jessica Rojas Flores standing in the classroom

Germany relies on immigrants to ease child care crisis

Germany relies on immigrants to ease child care crisis

German day care centers are missing some 125,000 skilled workers, forcing some to now rely on professionals from abroad.

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Several kids in a gym

How a German football club is making refugees feel at home

German football club Hertha Bonn's project "Football Connects" helps refugee children integrate into the country.

German doctor talking to a patient

German doctor talking to a patient

Germany's health care system has a language problem

Germany is a multilingual society, but access to health care is often frustrating for people who don't speak German.

A sign showing banned weapons at Hamburg main train station

A sign showing banned weapons at Hamburg main train station

Immigration: What is in Germany's new 'security package'?

After criticism from all quarters, the government's initial package of asylum and security measures has been revised.

Dulaj Madhushan in front of a yellow bus on a Berlin street

Dulaj Madhushan in front of a yellow bus on a Berlin street

Do immigrants have to learn German in Germany?

There's a gap between Germany's need for skilled labor and the experiences of many immigrants trying to integrate.

Four men stand inside a factory in Thuringia

Four men stand inside a factory in Thuringia

Immigrants in eastern Germany ask: Leave or stay?

The far-right AfD has aggressively campaigned against migrants in state elections in Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg.

Jens Kremb sits at a table in the town hall looking at city documents, surrounded by students

Jens Kremb sits at a table in the town hall looking at city documents, surrounded by students

Students want to strip Adolf Hitler of honorary citizenship

Thousands of German towns once made the Nazi dictator an honorary citizen, and many have still not distanced themselves.

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