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Election programs: How the parties position themselves on Europe

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Published: December 19th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Duel of the Chancellor Candidates: Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz.

What do the four centrist parties with a realistic government perspective have to say on EU issues? The differences are striking: The Greens devote a lot of space to Europe in their election manifesto, while the FDP limits itself to one page. The CDU/CSU wants „Europe only where Europe creates added value for all“. However, this apparently applies to many areas, from the single market to digitalization, climate action, energy, trade, migration, and defense.

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