Greece improves integration

The Greek government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament for the nationalisation of more than 250,000 second-generation immigrants. The left-liberal daily Ta Nea sees this as a first step toward an effective immigration policy: "The government is trying to bring the migration problem under control and create certain rules governing the presence and activities of these people in our country. The bill for the naturalisation of immigrants and their children who live legally in this country, provided they fulfil certain requirements, is a first but important step, together with the right to vote in local elections, towards their smooth integration into Greek society. Obviously further steps need to be taken, because a situation in which thousands of people live in this country without a clearly defined status is untenable." 

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