AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAfD’s Firewall: Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned cooperation with the far right after AfD lawmaker Tobias Rausch became the first AfD politician to lead a state parliament. Rausch claimed CDU lawmakers helped elect him, though the secret ballot makes that impossible to verify; the AfD is also seeking support for a state motion to end aid to Ukraine. Spy Scandal: Former BND chief August Hanning has been ordered into pre-trial detention on suspicion of treason and espionage. Prosecutors allege he received classified files from a former aide and used them in work for a foreign intelligence service; Azerbaijan denies any link. Antisemitism: At October 7 commemorations, Merz and other senior officials pledged to fight rising antisemitism, while reaffirming support for Israel and, in Merz’s case, a two-state solution. Defence: Berlin, Lower Saxony and Emden have backed planning for a new North Sea naval port to expand capacity for Germany’s growing navy. EU Trade: France and Germany are pressing Brussels for stronger tools to restrict market access over trade distortions, a move critics say risks protectionism.
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