Press
Federal Elections 23 February 2025
The link below provides information for German voters who live abroad (both those with a domicile in Germany and those who are permanently resident abroad).
Federal Election 2025 .pdf
If you think you may be eligible to be included on the electoral register vote it is important to complete the application form as quickly as possible.
Germany passes new citizenship law for descendants of Nazi victims (BBC)
German citizenship for descendants of Nazi victims – DW – 06/25/2021 (Deutsche Welle)
Persecution and Reconciliation – Three years of restitution in German nationality law (article in German, Alliance 90/The Greens Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag, 17 May 2024)
Links
Chancenkarte Deutschland : Information on the Opportunity Card which makes it easier for job candidates from non-EU countries to find work in Germany. It enables applicants to work in Germany without a lengthy recognition procedure. The prerequisite is (at least) two years of vocational training or a university degree and sufficient knowledge of German (A1) or English (B2).
Generation 2 Generation : A holocaust education charity which trains and provides second (and now third/fourth) generation holocaust refugees/survivors to speak in schools and other organisations, keeping holocaust memories alive through personal family histories. (Please see the blog here by Diana Cook to read about her experiences as s speaker).
Event: Persecution and Reconciliation – Three years of restitution in German nationality law (gruene-bundestag.de): Article (in German) about the event hosted by the Green parliamentary group who welcomed descendants of survivors of the National Socialist regime to the Bundestag, 17 May 2024 (www.gruene-bundestag.de website)