| The necessary number of German voters will be getting what they voted for, good and hard. May the price of their choice not be too high for all who have to pay it. |
[DW] Dual citizenship, family reunions for refugees and more visa opportunities are a few of the pledges made by the parties of the new coalition. Activists and state integration ministers alike had long backed such changes.
Among the promises made in the 177-page coalition agreement, which was announced by the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), the environmentalist Greens and the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP) on Wednesday, is a radical overhaul to German citizenship and migration laws.
"We want a new beginning in migration and integration policy as is right for a modern country of immigration," the text reads. |