More and more Greeks do not want to associate themselves with the crisis tormented homeland and take German citizenship. In 2012 the number of Greek migrants in Germany increased by 80% (to 4,000 people), reported ee24.com with reference to the portal The Local.de.
The total number of foreigners who have taken German citizenship in 2012, increased by 5% to 112,000 people. The number of applications for German citizenship has been growing for the fourth consecutive year. Foreigners who have become citizens of Germany in 2012, mainly represent Turkey (33,200 persons), Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Poland. Also the German citizenship was granted to 4,200 Greeks and 2,200 Italians.
A necessary condition for obtaining German citizenship is living in Germany for eight years and the knowledge of the German language.