Germany’s AfD Weighs Shift From Anti-EU Roots, Strategy Paper Shows
The strategy paper calls for treaty renegotiation and national opt-outs, with a referendum on Germany’s EU membership only if reforms fail.
- An internal strategy paper from the Alternative for Germany advocates a shift from immediate withdrawal from the European Union, proposing instead a "reform first, referendum if reform fails" approach to its European policy.
- Created in 2013 largely in opposition to euro zone bailout policies, the AfD has long advocated for the dissolution of the currency union or Germany's exit from it, making this proposal a notable departure from founding principles.
- The paper proposes transforming the bloc into a "union of sovereign nations," limiting Brussels' role in domestic policymaking while allowing national opt-outs in migration, EU finances, and social policy.
- AfD co-leader Alice Weidel has previously described the euro as a "soft currency," and the party aims to enter the federal government by 2029, with a convention next year expected to sign off on the new platform.
- Germany's mainstream political parties refuse to cooperate with the AfD, which the domestic intelligence agency has branded as "right-wing extremist," while analysts warn that transition uncertainty could be "poison for the business climate, investment and growth.
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There are voices in the party that find that one must be more pragmatic on EU issues. Others are irritated: they see the principles of the party in danger.
The German party hopes for a "historic window of opportunity": in 2029, political power wants to take power in Germany and increase the number of its votes in the European Parliament, to increase its influence over the EU.
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Keyword Euro and EU exit: According to media reports, the AfD seems to reform its political plans.
Several AfD members argue for a departure from the demand for Germany's exit from the EU and the euro.
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Новое ВремяMembers of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party are advocating a change in the political force's longstanding position on the country's membership of the European Union and the use of the euro.
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