CDU discusses ban on dual citizenship in Germany

BERLIN, September 6 - RIA Novosti. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), led by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, is discussing banning dual citizenship in Germany and tightening the language requirements for obtaining a German passport, the Telegraph newspaper reports.

“High-ranking members of Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are discussing a ban on dual citizenship and tightening the requirements for knowledge of the German language (to obtain German citizenship - ed.),” the publication says.

The speaker on legal policy of the CDU/CSU faction in the Bundestag, Günter Krings, said that naturalization should be the final stage of integration into German society.

“I believe that there should be a rule: when receiving German citizenship, you are obliged to renounce your previous one. I don’t understand why you need to leave your previous citizenship if you move to another country and are going to stay in it forever,” Krings said.

The parliamentarian also pointed out the importance of a good knowledge of the German language for participation in the country's political processes.