The FDP parliamentary group welcomes the Union application, but votes against it
- Coalition partner disapproves of CDU/CSU plans in the Bundestag
- FDP parliamentary group leader Dürr: “Unions want to play the Green Party with the Union program”
Berlin (hib / ARI) The FDP parliamentary group wants to send a clear signal against the Union’s plans to facilitate naturalization. “We welcome the fact that the CDU and CSU are making the overdue U-turn on dual citizenship. We also support a simplification of naturalization,” said group leader Christian Dürr on Monday in the Bundestag.
However, the draft law submitted by the Union factions goes too far. “The unions want to play the Green Party with the Union program,” criticized Dürr. The CDU and CSU did not dare to implement their own party program and instead wanted to win over the left-wing clientele.
The FDP parliamentary group will therefore vote against the bill in the plenary session on Friday. “We have specific proposals that are aimed at both sides, and these proposals will be put to the vote,” said Dürr. The coalition factions are expected to reject the Union’s proposal.
The Unions demand in their application, among other things, that foreigners who have been resident in Germany for five years should be able to apply for German citizenship. Today there are eight years of legal residence. The CDU and CSU also want to make it easier for foreigners with German-language skills and vocational training to obtain German citizenship. In addition, the examination of the German language and knowledge of the constitution should only take place after the application has been approved.
Dürr, on the other hand, called for a “controlled opening” of citizenship law. In his view, young people who have grown up in Germany should be given citizenship after six years and after passing a language and knowledge test. At the same time, however, a commitment to the values of the Basic Law must be expected. Dürr also emphasized that naturalization should not be a matter of course, but a sign of successful integration.
FDP-Fraktion begrüßt Unionsantrag, stimmt aber dagegen
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