BERLIN, June 3 - Germany granted citizenship to a record 332,500 people last year, a 14% increase, with Syrians making up the largest group for the fifth year in a row, according to data released by the Federal Statistics Office on Wednesday.• One in five people naturalised in 2025 was Syrian. However, compared with 2024, the number of Syrians gaining German citizenship dropped by 21%• Many Syrians who arrived as refugees during 2015 and 2016 became eligible for naturalization during 2024• The office attributes the increase to June 2024 reforms that reduced residency requirements for naturalization from eight years to...