AfD faction pushes for euro reform instead of abandoning the currency
A group of AfD lawmakers is urging the party to soften its anti-euro stance and seek reforms within the eurozone.
Since its founding, the AfD has called for leaving the euro and returning to the mark. Now an internal initiative proposes a more moderate approach, advocating for eurozone reforms that would keep the euro if member states assume greater responsibility for their own debts. The proposal was highlighted in an internal document.
Why it matters
The shift could reshape AfD's policy platform and influence Germany's stance on European monetary integration.
How this story developed
- Sep 23 Heidenau city council will vote on a motion, supported by CDU and AfD members, to reject two proposed Stolpersteine for Fritz and Martha Goldstein and instead favor a collective memorial at the Nordfriedhof.
- Sep 24 The Israeli ambassador warned of an “immediate existential threat” to Berlin’s Jewish community over alleged antisemitism in the party.
- Sep 24 The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance pledged support for the AfD’s speaker nominee, creating a parliamentary majority for the AfD in Saxony‑Anhalt.
- Sep 27 The council has scheduled a vote on the proposed ban.
- Sep 27 SPD and Greens issued a joint warning demanding Die Linke reject antisemitism and clan crime before coalition talks proceed.
- Sep 29 AfD parliamentary group chair Ulrich Siegmund said he will stand for the Minister-President post in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament in December.
- Sep 30 Two weeks after the Left's strong showing in Berlin's election, leaders from SPD, the Greens and the Left convened at the Haus der Statistik on Alexanderplatz. The parties said they would first agree on core issues such as antisemitism, racism and organized crime before moving to formal exploratory talks. The meeting was described as a tentative step toward a possible red-green-red alliance, with further discussions expected in the coming days.
- Oct 3 Tobias Rausch was elected speaker of the Landtag.
- Oct 3 AfD now ahead of the Union in the latest INSA Sunday poll, widening the gap.
- Oct 5 The council moved from debating the proposal to formally approving the resolution that declines new Stolpersteine applications.
- Oct 7 A secret ballot produced undisclosed extra votes, prompting CDU leaders to demand an investigation.
- Oct 13 SPD economics minister Franziska Giffey announced she will not back continuation of the exploratory coalition talks.
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