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Germany's economy grew 0.2% in Q3 — faster than forecasts

Germany's GDP in the third quarter of 2026 rose by 0.2% against an expected 0.1%, despite the energy shock from the war with Iran and low water levels on the Rhine. The growth was driven by government and private spending, while exports and investment declined. The French economy, by contrast, contracted by 0.1%.

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Russians are mass-acquiring German citizenship: the number of Russian passport holders in Germany's register is shrinking

According to Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of Russian citizens in the Central Register of Foreigners (AZR) fell from a peak of 308,015 in 2023 to 284,225 by the end of 2025. The main reason is not mass departure but the acquisition of German citizenship after the 2024 reform: in 2024, 12,980 Russians received passports, and in 2025 — 19,736.

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