Germany ends fast-track citizenship as mood on migration shifts

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Friedrich Merz’s conservatives had pledged to rescind legislation, which allowed citizenship in three years instead of five

Germany’s parliament has rescinded a fast-track citizenship programme, reflecting the rapidly shifting mood on migration in Europe’s labour-hungry economic powerhouse.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives pledged in this year’s election campaign to rescind the legislation, which let people deemed “exceptionally well integrated” gain citizenship in three years instead of five.

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Israel assesses Hamas may not be able to return all remaining dead hostages, sources say – CNN

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  1. Israel assesses Hamas may not be able to return all remaining dead hostages, sources say  CNN
  2. What We Know About the Remaining Hostages in Gaza  The New York Times
  3. Live updates: Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza peace plan, Trump says  AP News
  4. Trump says he will be ‘involved’ in keeping peace in Gaza – as it happened  The Guardian
  5. No, Hamas is not ready for ‘lasting peace,’ but can Trump persuade it to free all the hostages?  The Times of Israel
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EU parliament votes to ban meat names for plant-based foods – BBC

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  1. EU parliament votes to ban meat names for plant-based foods  BBC
  2. In Food Label Fight, Europeans Debate How the Sausage Gets Made  The New York Times
  3. ‘Veggie burgers’ could be off EU menu as MEPs back renaming plant-based foods  The Guardian
  4. EU lawmakers push to ban term 'veggie-burger'  Reuters
  5. That’s no schnitzel! E.U. moves to ban using meat names for veggie fare.  The Washington Post
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Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon

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Armed criminal groups tear down precious rainforest to capitalise on record gold prices, report finds

An illegal gold rush has cleared 140,000 hectares of rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon and is accelerating as foreign, armed groups move into the region to profit from record gold prices, according to a report.

About 540 square miles of land have been cleared for mining in the South American country since 1984, and the environmental destruction is spreading rapidly across the country, Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP) and its Peruvian partner organisation, Conservación Amazónica, found.

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