German chancellor Merkel meets with ethnic leaders over integration

  • 12/15/2022
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Berlin, JULY 12, SPA -- Chancellor Angela Merkel met Thursday with ethnicleaders in Berlin to announce government assistance to minoritieswhich federal leaders fear are developing into separate societies, REPORTED DPA. The 90 community leaders at the summit were to adopt a "nationalintegration plan" containing 400 promises for improvements. Amid fears that poor minorities may be radicalized, businessleaders also attended the "integration summit." They have beenpressed to train and employ larger numbers of immigrant youths. However, four major Turkish groups boycotted the summit in protestat legislation passed last week which raises the hurdles for newlywed Turkish women moving to Germany to live with their husbands. Theymust be over 18 and pass a language test.--MORE www.spa.gov.sa/466851

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