Germany has announced it is making it easier for the descendants of those persecuted by the Nazis to regain German citizenship.
Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced plans on Thursday to revise the Nationality Law to create new categories of eligibility, such as for descendants of women who were forced to emigrate after marrying non-German men.
Speaking to Deutsche Welle, Mr Seehofer said: “Germany has to live up to its historic responsibility towards those who, as descendants of Jews persecuted by the Nazi regime, have suffered from disadvantages pertaining to Nationality Law.
“This is especially true for people whose parents or grandparents had to flee the country. With the decrees ... we will create an efficient arrangement allowing those affected to apply immediately for German citizenship."