00:00No, Sweden isn't stripping people of citizenship for failing to integrate.
00:06Online news is claiming that Sweden is seeking to deport immigrants who have acquired Swedish citizenship,
00:12but have allegedly failed to integrate into a Western society.
00:15These posts have been circulating online for a few months,
00:18and this one from December has amassed more than 4 million views.
00:22However, the claim is misleading and does not fully align with the government's proposals.
00:26Since coming to power in 2022, Sweden's centre-right coalition government,
00:31which is propped up by the far-right Swedish Democrats, has vowed to crack down on migration.
00:36Now let's take a look at some of the measures the country's government is pushing forward
00:40in 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 dual national citizens.
00:51However, this measure would target people who obtain their passports fraudulently
00:55or those who commit crimes which threaten national security.
00:58A vote is set to 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
01:05on knowledge of Swedish society and culture in citizenship tests.
01:10According to Swedish officials, the test would aim to exclude immigrants
01:14who are not integrated into Western society from obtaining citizenship.
01:18Sweden has also been developing financial incentives for voluntary repatriations.
01:23As Sweden's prime minister told Euronews earlier this year.
01:27People who have the legal right to stay in Sweden but basically do not integrate,
01:32basically do not really appreciate the Swedish way of life,
01:36well, at least people would think about returning to their country of origin.
01:40As part of this plan from 1st 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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