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Federal funding for integration courses was estimated at one billion euros for 2026, but only 590 million euros are planned for 2027. The courses are primarily attended by immigrants with prospects of staying, refugees from Ukraine and EU foreigners.
The parliamentary director of the Green Party, Filiz Polat, has sharply criticized the planned cut in federal funding for integration courses and is calling on the federal government to withdraw it. For 2027, the Federal Ministry of the Interior's budget only budgets 590 million euros for the courses; in 2026 it was almost double that at one billion euros.
The response from the Federal Ministry of the Interior to a request from the Greens, which the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung” (noz) has received, shows that the 590 million can be used to finance 150,000 participants next year. In 2025, more than 400,000 people took part in the courses; there are no final figures for 2026 yet.
Language is the basis for taking up employment. “In order to correct Minister Dobrindt’s course, the SPD and the Union must provide the necessary funds in the Bundestag and secure sufficient course places.” Otherwise, the Greens see a “systematic reversal of integration policy progress made in recent years”. Immigrants with prospects of staying are primarily entitled to the courses. Refugees from Ukraine and EU foreigners can also take part.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior's budget will be debated in the Bundestag this Thursday.
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The Bundestag will vote on the Federal Ministry of the Interior's budget, including funds for integration courses.
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