Germany's previous government changed laws to allow dual citizenship. A new survey shows that, one year after that reform, more than 85% of new German citizens are opting to keep their original nationality.
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The deal involves sending people whose asylum applications have been rejected to third countries. It still requires formal approval to come into effect.
Video footage has emerged in the Netherlands, showing police throwing a female asylum seeker to the ground and using force to contain a man, who was trying to come to her aid. The man is believed to be the woman's husband. The event1
Poland's commissioner for human rights has challenged the government over the continued suspension of asylum applications at the Belarus border, warning that emergency restrictions introduced as temporary measures have now lasted mo1
Spain granted nearly 300,000 citizenships in 2025, the highest annual figure since official records began in 2013.The increase comes as the government pushes new measures to regularize undocumented migrants and address labour shorta1