BERLIN — German authorities say the number of Britons granted German citizenship quadrupled last year as Britain voted to leave the European Union, though they were still only a small fraction of newly naturalized Germans. The Federal Statistical Office said Tuesday that 2,865 Britons became German citizens in 2016. That’s 361 per cent more than in 2015 and the highest annual number yet measured for Britons. In all, 110,383 people were given German citizenship, a 2.9 per cent increase. Foreigners can apply for German citizenship after eight years’ residence.

Source: National Post June 13, 2017 09:33 UTC