00:00No, Sweden isn't stripping people of citizenship for failing to integrate.
00:06Online users are claiming that Sweden is seeking to deport immigrants who have acquired Swedish
00:11citizenship, but have allegedly failed to integrate into a Western society. These posts
00:16have been circulating online for a few months, and this one from December has amassed more
00:20than 4 million views. However, the claim is misleading and does not fully align with the
00:25government's proposals. Since coming to power in 2022, Sweden's centre-right coalition
00:30government, which is propped up by the far-right Swedish Democrats, has vowed to crack down
00:35on migration. Now let's take a look at some of the measures the country's government is
00:39pushing forward in order to understand why the social media post is misleading.
00:44Sweden is looking to change its constitution to be able to remove citizenship from certain
00:49dual-national citizens. However, this measure would target people who obtain their passports
00:54fraudulently or those who commit crimes which threaten national security. A vote is set
00:58to take place on the matter next year in the country's parliament.
01:02The Swedish government has also backed a plan to introduce a compulsory course on knowledge
01:06of Swedish society and culture in citizenship tests. According to Swedish officials, the
01:12test would aim to exclude immigrants who are not integrated into Western society from obtaining
01:17citizenship. Sweden has also been developing financial incentives for voluntary repatriations.
01:23As Sweden's Prime Minister told Euronews earlier this year.
01:27People who have a legal right to stay in Sweden but basically do not integrate, basically do
01:33not really appreciate the Swedish way of life, when at least people would think about returning
01:38to their country of origin.
01:40As part of this plan from the 1st of January 2026, Sweden wants to increase the amount of money
01:46offered to migrants as a financial incentive to leave the country from €900 to €32,000.
01:54For more fact-checks and debunking, head to Euronews.com.
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