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• 2026-05-11 “Irmhild Boßdorf (AfD/ESN): Boßdorf criticizes EU ambitions as a global “gender hub” – protection from archaic violence instead of left-wing woke ideology — Within the framework of the FEMM Committee, AfD Member of the European Parliament Irmhild Boßdorf, member of the ESN Group, expressed fundamental criticism of the Mission Report on the 70th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70). Boßdorf firmly opposed the initiative by Committee Chair Lina Gálvez to position the European Commission as a future host for CSW sessions following the withdrawal of the United States. ESN Member of the European Parliament Irmhild Boßdorf stated: “For 80 years, the UN Commission on the Status of Women has been a left-leaning mass organization that today is no longer even capable of defining what a woman actually is. The attempt to turn Brussels into a new global hub for gender mainstreaming is a diplomatic misadventure. While the EU plans to spend €110 billion over the next five years on intersectionality, drag queen Erasmus programs, and the LGBTQIA+ agenda, Brussels remains silent on the existential threats facing women in Europe. Real women’s policy does not take place at left-wing conferences. It begins where we protect girls and women from assaults rooted in archaic cultures, from gang rapes, and so-called honor killings. Before letters are sent to von der Leyen, one thing must be clear: we do not need a supranational ideological factory, but a Europe of nation states that takes women seriously again instead of sacrificing them to left-wing woke projects. We will reject the Mission Report in its current form.””
• 2026-05-11 “EU clampdown on nuclear energy endangers Germany’s security of supply and competitiveness — In response to a written question on the role of nuclear energy in European energy policy, the European Commission has stated that, despite the ongoing energy crisis, it is sticking to a politically motivated course of restricting nuclear power. While the reply acknowledges that some Member States continue to rely on nuclear energy, the EU’s political direction remains clearly opposed to this form of safe, reliable baseload and low-CO2 energy. Alexander Jungbluth, budgetary spokesman of the ESN Group and co-signatory of the written question, stated: “The European Commission’s reply once again shows that ideological prejudice matters more than realities on the ground and the legitimate interests of European citizens and businesses. While the Commission claims that Member States are free to determine their own energy mix, it is at the same time using regulation, standards and funding criteria to push nuclear power out of the European energy system in practice. This is nothing less than a creeping disenfranchisement of the Member States. Member States must be genuinely free to decide to what extent they rely on nuclear energy. That includes ensuring that nuclear power is treated equally in all relevant EU frameworks, from the taxonomy and state aid rules to research programmes, and is not disadvantaged by green ideology. It is completely unacceptable that the EU is, through bureaucratic obstacles and a selective funding policy, effectively pursuing a form of central energy planning whose costs are borne above all by citizens and by small and medium-sized industry.””
• 2026-05-11 “Euro losing ground internationally – EU reinforces strategic missteps — In yesterday’s ECON committee meeting, the global role of the euro was discussed in the context of geopolitical tensions and structural deficiencies in the EU’s financial architecture. Particular focus was placed on dependence on US payment systems, risks posed by stablecoins, and the lack of common safe assets. AfD Member of the European Parliament Siegbert Droese commented: “Europe remains financially dependent and strategically weak, while other actors are deliberately strengthening their positions. Instead of reducing these dependencies, the EU is pursuing projects such as the digital euro, which neither generate international demand nor address the underlying structural problems. At the same time, fragmented capital markets and the lack of safe investment instruments prevent the euro from becoming truly competitive. In this way, Europe continues to squander its opportunity for financial sovereignty and remains in the shadow of the US dollar.””
• 2026-05-11 “90 billion without oversight: EU Commission refuses answers and bypasses Parliament — The ESN Group in the European Parliament criticizes that the European Commission has so far failed to respond to a major interpellation submitted on February 11, 2026, by Members of Parliament Hans Neuhoff and Alexander Jungbluth regarding the planned €90 billion loan to Ukraine. The six-week deadline stipulated in Rule 145(4) of the Rules of Procedure expired on March 25, 2026, without any response, meaning that, at the request of the authors, the interpellation should have been mandatorily included in the final draft agenda. Nevertheless, the political groups represented in the Conference of Presidents—except for the ESN Group and Patriots for Europe—voted against including the item, thereby violating the Rules of Procedure and parliamentary oversight rights. AfD Member of the European Parliament Prof. Dr. Neuhoff, member of the Committee on Security and Defence, stated: “Anyone who approves a €90 billion loan while knowing it will never be repaid is not conducting financial policy but deception. Repayment was tied to Russian reparations that will never materialize. In effect, this is a gift at the expense of European taxpayers. The fact that the Commission does not consider it necessary to answer eight specific parliamentary questions is no coincidence—it is a system. The legal questionable nature of this project is apparently so severe that any public debate is being avoided. The refusal of the Conference of Presidents to place this issue on the plenary agenda is not a procedural error—it is political censorship.” AfD politician Alexander Jungbluth, member of the Committee on Budgets, added: “We submitted eight precise questions to the Commission: on the legal basis of the loan, its compatibility with Articles 310 and 332 TFEU, liability risks for Member States, payment milestones, control mechanisms, and pending audit reports. Not a single one was answered. Instead, the attempt to debate the matter in plenary is being blocked through procedural means. This is no longer a parliamentary process—it is institutional backroom politics. If the Commission is unable to justify the financing of €90 billion in budgetary terms, it has no mandate to commit these funds. Taxpayers in the Member States have a right to transparency, which is being deliberately denied to them here.””
• 2026-05-11 “EU “values colonialism” endangers fisheries agreements! — Until 2013, the European Union concluded so-called fisheries partnership agreements to fish in the waters of third countries, mainly in Africa. In 2013, these agreements were renamed “Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements” (SFPAs). These SFPAs focused on sustainability, the collection of scientific data, and “governance,” replacing the previous access-based agreements. Due to the conditionality attached to these agreements, a growing number of negotiations—and consequently the agreements themselves—have been put on hold. Siegbert Droese, AfD Member of the European Parliament in the Committee on Fisheries (PECH), stated: “More and more SFPAs are becoming inactive because negotiations between the EU and its partner countries have stalled. Currently, there are nine SFPAs on hold. The reason: EU partner countries no longer have to accept what the EU is offering. They can license Asian fleets or expand their own capacities. And how has the EU responded to this challenge? With plans for supposedly improved SFPAs that include even stricter environmental regulations, even more bureaucratic requirements, and an even greater focus on so-called global ocean diplomacy. Just think of pilot projects on gender mainstreaming in fisheries in Gambia, for example. It is only logical that many countries prefer the more direct approach taken by China. China’s trade agreements are concluded quickly, are less complicated, and offer higher compensation for resources. It is time for the EU to replace its arrogant regime of values colonialism with fair trade agreements!””
• 2026-05-11 “Berlin Sudan Conference: Germany becomes the world’s paymaster! — The Berlin Sudan Conference on April 15 brought together government representatives, international organizations, and NGOs to provide new humanitarian aid for the civil war–torn country. A funding gap of €2.2 billion was to be closed; the German government is now placing the lion’s share of the pledged funds on German taxpayers: Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul pledged €212 million at the summit. Marc Jongen, Member of the European Parliament and development policy spokesperson of the AfD delegation, stated: “With €29.1 billion in 2025, Germany has now become the world’s largest donor of development aid—following the drastic cuts to the US USAID program. Of the €522 million already pledged for Sudan in 2025 by the European Commission and the Member States, Germany is bearing the main burden. These payments are largely made through the NDICI instrument, with a total volume of nearly €79 billion for 2021–2027—without sufficient democratic oversight and measurable success criteria. It remains entirely unclear how much of the promised sums actually reach the local population to meet basic needs and how much flows into the pockets of corrupt NGOs and warlords. The European Court of Auditors has repeatedly criticized the lack of transparency in EU development aid, particularly the role of NGOs, yet no robust control mechanisms or stricter allocation criteria have been introduced. In light of the economic crisis and the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs due to deindustrialization in Germany, such a transfer of billions abroad is completely irresponsible. The German government must not continue to act as the paymaster of the world. Instead, any further engagement by Germany and the EU in development policy must be tied to strict conditions: effective border protection, consistent action against human smuggling and Islamist terrorism, and functioning readmission agreements for migrants—with an immediate halt to all payments if migrant readmission is refused. In recent years, illegal entries into Europe from Sudan in particular have risen sharply. At the EU level, there must now be full transparency, anti-corruption measures, and radical cuts to all development spending without clear benefits—following the example of DOGE in the United States. European economic and security interests, as well as the fight against illegal migration, must be placed at the center of EU development policy. The German government should take a leading role at the national level instead of continuing to pour billions in taxpayers’ money into what is effectively a bottomless pit in the Global South.””
• 2026-05-11 “Petr Bystron: On the announced ceasefire between the United States and Iran — The announced two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, along with the planned reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, marks a short-term easing of a conflict that had previously escalated dramatically. The aim is to negotiate a lasting agreement within this time frame. On this, AfD Member of the European Parliament and member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Petr Bystron, stated: “We welcome the ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. This prevents further escalation and stabilises security of supply on the energy markets. Crude oil prices fell dramatically during the night. Prices at German petrol stations must now fall as well! The course of the crisis has shown that the EU is not capable of responding effectively to consequences such as the immeasurably rising prices of petrol and diesel. At the same time, the conflict underlines the EU’s irrelevance in foreign policy. The ceasefire was brokered by Pakistan, meaning that a developing country has outperformed Ursula von der Leyen, Kaja Kallas and the entire EU.””
• 2026-05-11 “Under the guise of child protection: EU plans digital identity enforcement — Yesterday, the European Commission presented a new age verification app, which is supposedly intended to protect children online. In reality, it goes much further: the application creates the technical foundation for a broader digital identity verification on the internet—naturally far beyond its original purpose. AfD Member of the European Parliament Christine Anderson stated: “Under the guise of child protection, a system is being established that will allow the Commission to force users in the future to disclose their identity in order to use online services. Past experience with the Digital Services Act shows: what begins as ‘voluntary’ quickly turns into de facto coercion. The protection of children must not be used as a pretext to build an infrastructure that undermines anonymous use of the internet. Give Brussels an inch, and it will take a mile. Clear limits are therefore needed: no mandatory age verification, no gradual expansion of general identification requirements, no indirect introduction of a real-name policy, and no shifting of competences at the expense of the Member States.” AfD Member of the European Parliament and member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Mary Khan, added: “The age verification app presented by the Commission is not a proportionate tool for child protection. Instead, it creates the technical basis for further control measures on the internet and effectively ends the anonymous use of digital services. Citizens have already experienced during the COVID period how undemocratic such technical verification measures can be used. Europe must not become a surveillance state!””
• 2026-05-11 “Bystron calls for committee of inquiry into EU influence on Hungarian election — AfD Member of the European Parliament Petr Bystron is calling for a committee of inquiry following the election in Hungary to investigate influence exerted by the European Union. In the run-up to the election, the EU exerted significant political and economic pressure on the Hungarian government by freezing billions in funds and imposing financial sanctions. This manipulative approach aligns with findings from the US House Judiciary Committee, which revealed interference in digital information flows by EU structures. Since 2015, interference in democratic elections by the EU has already been documented. Following cases in Georgia, Moldova, and Romania, as well as influence on EU elections themselves, this represents another event in a series of electoral interventions attributed to Brussels. The committee must comprehensively investigate all related incidents. Petr Bystron, AfD Member of the European Parliament and member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, stated: “We need a committee of inquiry into election manipulation by the EU. When member states are put under pressure because they make political decisions that differ from those desired by the Commission under Ursula von der Leyen, this constitutes an attack on democracy. Citizens deserve transparency – sovereignty and democratic processes must be protected.””
• 2026-05-11 “Boßdorf criticizes EU ruling against Hungary – protection of children from gender ideology is a matter of national sovereignty — In the FEMM Committee, AfD Member of the European Parliament Irmhild Boßdorf, member of the ESN Group, strongly criticized yesterday’s ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The Court had declared Hungary’s 2021 child protection law unlawful, as it restricts the depiction of homosexuality and transgender identity to minors. Irmhild Boßdorf stated: “Today’s ruling is a frontal attack on national sovereignty and the constitutionally guaranteed right of parents to raise their children. With its law, Hungary merely seeks to ensure the protection of children from early sexualization and ideological indoctrination. This is supported by a broad democratic mandate of 3.7 million Hungarians. What we are witnessing here is an attempt by EU centralism to impose a detached gender ideology against the will of sovereign peoples. While Brussels prioritizes the right to ‘sexual identity’ over the protection of minors, the AfD stands with those who defend the traditional family as the foundation of our society.” The ESN Member of the European Parliament called on the European Commission to respect the competences of the Member States in family and education policy instead of penalizing nation states for protecting their children. Boßdorf announced that she will continue to firmly oppose any attempt at supranational “gender re-education.””
• 2026-05-11 “Brussels’ climate policy endangers environment and economy – Court of Auditors criticizes decarbonization fund — In its newly published Opinion 13/2026, the European Court of Auditors has identified serious shortcomings in the European Commission’s planned Temporary Decarbonization Fund. The auditors warn that, if implemented in its proposed form, sound financial management of the funds cannot be ensured. The Court’s criticism raises fundamental questions, particularly in the area of European climate and environmental policy. Among other things, the auditors point to a lack of clear rules for fund management and structural weaknesses in the design of the fund. The planned retroactive compensation for already completed measures is also viewed critically, as it touches on core principles of sound budgetary governance. Against the backdrop of existing instruments such as the Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the debate on efficiency, targeting, and the environmental impact of current EU climate policy is intensifying. Anja Arndt, AfD Member of the European Parliament and member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), stated: “The Court of Auditors confirms: Brussels’ climate policy is expensive, bureaucratic, and hostile to industry. At the same time, it leads to environmental degradation and additional ecological strain due to the massive expansion of wind and solar power. With ETS 1, industrial companies are increasingly put under pressure by high levies. The planned decarbonization fund shows how Brussels first creates problems and then tries to cover up its own policy failures with new redistribution schemes.””
• 2026-05-11 “The Northern Sea Route as a new trade corridor? — Member of the European Parliament Volker Schnurrbusch presented the new study “Breaking the Ice” at his constituency office in Kiel together with author Sakari Linden. Commissioned by him, the analysis examines the potential and challenges of the Northern Sea Route as a future trade pathway. In discussion with maritime expert Member of the German Bundestag Alexis Giersch, further in-depth insights into the logistics of tomorrow were shared and key issues of maritime development were explored. The study is now available in full as a PDF in both German and English. Download german here: Download english here: Learn more and read the study.”
• 2026-05-11 “EU energy policy is exacerbating the growth crisis and inflation — At yesterday’s Economic Dialogue in the ECON Committee, EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis warned of significant economic risks resulting from the energy price crisis. According to the Commission, new energy supply shocks could reduce growth in 2026 and 2027 by up to 0.6 percentage points and increase inflation by up to 1.5 percentage points. Nevertheless, the Commission is sticking to its current course. On this, AfD Member of the European Parliament Siegbert Droese stated: “The Commission’s statements expose current EU policy: it itself describes the massive economic damage caused by its energy policy, and yet it continues it undeterred. The Commission confirms that its policy is slowing growth and driving inflation. At the same time, it wants to intensify this course even further, with more regulation, more intervention, and a politically driven increase in energy prices. This is not crisis management, but a policy against its own economy. While citizens and businesses are suffering from high energy prices, Brussels continues to cling to ideological projects. The preferential treatment of electricity over fossil fuels and the further tightening of emissions trading will increase the burden even more. Small and medium-sized enterprises in particular are especially affected, as they feel the impact of this policy most strongly. At the same time, a fundamental contradiction is becoming clear: the Member States are supposed to cushion the effects of the crisis, but their room for manoeuvre is being severely restricted by EU rules. Responsibility is delegated, while control remains in Brussels. The fact that the digital euro is being pushed forward in parallel highlights the EU Commission’s misplaced priorities. Instead of focusing on economic stability and prosperity, central instruments of control are being expanded further. This policy endangers growth, competitiveness, and social cohesion in Europe. What Europe needs now is not further tightening, but a fundamental change of course towards affordable energy, economic common sense, and real relief for citizens and businesses.””
• 2026-05-11 “Brussels strips nations of power: after Orbán’s exit, billions could be approved without a veto — The EU is discussing the abolition of the unanimity principle in foreign and security policy. The trigger is the repeated blocking of decisions by individual Member States, most recently regarding the planned Ukraine loan of around 90 billion euros. In future, such decisions are to be taken by majority vote in order to increase the EU’s ability to act. At the same time, political developments in Hungary are shifting the balance of power, as a key critic of this approach could disappear. On this, AfD Member of the European Parliament Alexander Sell, member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), stated: “What is being prepared here is a far-reaching restructuring of European foreign policy at the expense of the nation states. The principle of unanimity ensures that every country can safeguard its interests in matters of war, peace and international obligations. If this principle is abolished, states such as Germany could in future be forced into foreign policy decisions and multibillion-euro programmes without being able to defend themselves effectively. With the political shift in Hungary, the disappearance of one of the last countries that has opposed ever more aid to Ukraine is now becoming a real possibility. This significantly increases the likelihood that the 90-billion-euro loan and further financial packages will simply be waved through. At the same time, this development opens the door to a common debt policy and, in the long term, to eurobonds, likewise without unanimity. The EU is thus increasingly developing into a centralised foreign policy actor that overrides national interests. This means less control by the Member States and a further detachment from the citizens.””
• 2026-05-11 “EU budget out of control: Stop reaching into taxpayers’ pockets! — Negotiations on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) of the EU (2028–2034) are at risk of being significantly delayed. The European Parliament signals that it intends to begin formal talks only in 2027 in order to gain stronger influence over the size and direction of the approximately €1.8 trillion budget. At the core lies a power struggle between Parliament, the Commission, and the Member States. Alexander Jungbluth, AfD Member of the European Parliament and spokesperson on budgetary policy, states: “The current dispute lays bare what is fundamentally going wrong in Brussels: instead of handling European taxpayers’ money responsibly, everything revolves around new demands for ever more billions. Yet there are numerous ways to significantly slim down the budget—if priorities were finally set in favor of our own citizens. In the current financial framework 2021–2027 alone, nearly €80 billion is allocated for external action under the ‘Global Europe’ instrument (NDICI). Around 37 percent of this—more than €29 billion—flows to countries in the Sub-Saharan region. In light of economic strain, high inflation, and declining competitiveness within the EU, this spending policy can no longer be justified to hardworking citizens. It is equally incomprehensible that European taxpayers’ money is used via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and the Solidarity Fund for reconstruction after natural disasters in third countries such as Turkey or Syria. Operational assistance in the form of rescue teams and coordination can continue within our capacities. Financial grants, however, must in future be strictly limited to EU Member States. By consistently cutting non-European expenditures, we could noticeably reduce the EU budget and finally relieve citizens. This must be the top priority of any responsible fiscal policy!””
• 2026-05-11 “SPD wants ideological screening for home purchases: Those who think the wrong way may soon no longer be allowed to live anywhere! — An internal draft law from the Federal Ministry for Housing, led by Verena Hubertz (SPD), is causing discussion. According to the draft, consideration is being given to granting municipalities greater influence over property purchases so that, in certain cases, they could reject buyers. Critics fear that political views could also play a role in such decisions. Irmhild Boßdorf, Member of the European Parliament and ESN coordinator in the HOUS Committee, stated: “This is a frontal attack on every ordinary citizen. The SPD wants to decide who is still allowed to buy a house and who is not. What counts is no longer achievement, nor the rule of law, but having the right opinion. This is the first step towards a state that sorts its citizens: the loyal on one side, the unwanted on the other. Particularly perfidious is the fact that even the security authorities are to be involved in this ideological vetting. The Federal Criminal Police Office and the domestic intelligence service are supposed to provide data so that municipalities can filter out unwanted buyers. A state that brings intelligence services into property purchases has crossed every line. This proposal raises considerable questions under European law and stands in clear tension with the property rights guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, as well as with the prohibition of discrimination. In addition, there is a threat to the free movement of capital in the European single market if property purchases are to be prevented in future on the basis of political assessments. While families cannot find housing and can barely afford property anymore, this government is busy pushing politically undesirable people out of the market. That is not housing policy. It is power politics. Today it affects political opponents. Tomorrow it will affect everyone who speaks up. We say this clearly: property is a fundamental right, not a privilege for the conformist. This draft law does not need to be revised. It needs to be stopped. Immediately.””
• 2026-05-11 “Fertiliser prices are exploding - and our farmers are paying the price — Last year already, the AfD delegation warned of the consequences of higher EU tariffs on fertilisers from Russia and Belarus. New geopolitical conflicts such as the Iran war are now causing further high production costs and price fluctuations, affecting farmers and food markets worldwide. Markus Buchheit, AfD Member of the European Parliament and member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, stated: “The Iran war is driving up energy and fertiliser prices worldwide. In Europe, prices for nitrogen fertilisers have risen significantly since the beginning of the year, in some regions by as much as 30 to 40 percent. Urea and carbamide prices have shot up sharply within just a few weeks. This means higher costs on farms, less planning certainty, and ultimately more expensive food for all consumers. Instead of unilaterally imposing new tariffs and then trying to patch up the self-inflicted damage with subsidies, we need a trade policy based on common sense: security of supply, affordable production costs, and the preservation of our domestic agriculture must once again take centre stage, not ideological symbolism.” Arno Bausemer, AfD politician for European affairs and member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, added: “The sharply rising energy prices are above all politically driven, for example by energy and sanctions policies that artificially make gas more expensive and therefore directly burden fertiliser production. For farmers, this means massive cost increases that threaten their livelihoods and ultimately make food more expensive as well. I therefore call for a reliable and affordable energy supply, in particular through a return to low-cost gas, the dismantling of regulatory burdens and environmental rules that make production more expensive, as well as stronger support for domestic fertiliser production in order to become more independent of international crises and to lower prices permanently.””
• 2026-05-11 “Mass legalization of illegal migrants in Spain threatens all of Europe! — Yesterday, the Spanish government initiated a special procedure in the Council of Ministers for the mass legalization of illegal migrants, from which around 500,000 people could benefit. ESN Member of Parliament Mary Khan (AfD) states: “Regardless of the fact that Europe is already suffering massively from the catastrophic consequences of illegal mass migration and that a restrictive course correction is long overdue, the left-wing government in Spain is now pushing forward another irresponsible experiment: the mass legalization of around 500,000 illegal migrants without valid documents. With this step, the rule of law is not only reduced to absurdity but deliberately undermined. Security, order, and social cohesion are being put at risk. Due to the EU’s guaranteed freedom of movement, these individuals are effectively enabled to move freely to other Member States—meaning that the Spanish government is in reality triggering a new wave of migration across Europe. From a democratic perspective, this approach is also highly alarming: there is a strong suspicion that new voter groups are being deliberately created in order to influence future election outcomes. Such actions constitute a serious interference in democratic processes and contradict fundamental principles of the rule of law. The EU must not stand idly by while ideologically driven migration experiments by individual governments are carried out at the expense of the European population. If these developments are not decisively stopped, the question inevitably arises as to how viable the EU’s principle of freedom of movement remains under these conditions.””
• 2026-05-11 “Boßdorf and Dieringer: IOC finally protects women’s sport, ideological experiments brought to an end — Today, the European Parliament confirmed the opening of interinstitutional negotiations on the Return Regulation. This means that the motion by the S&D Group, the Greens and the Left to block the negotiating mandate and reverse the change in migration policy was rejected. In the Committee on Civil Liberties, an alternative compromise motion had been jointly drafted by ESN, EPP, ECR and Patriots and confirmed on 9 March. The decisive toughening measures in the draft originate from the AfD. With today’s vote in plenary, the political change of course was confirmed and the compromise we achieved in committee was defended. Mary Khan, AfD spokeswoman on home affairs in the European Parliament and ESN Group shadow rapporteur for this report, stated: “Today is another historic day for the AfD and for Europe. It has become clear what we can achieve when the firewall no longer plays a role. Once again, it is confirmed what citizens in Germany and Europe want: an end to the migration catastrophe. With today’s defence of the negotiating mandate, we are entering the decisive phase of the legislative procedure. The task now is to bring the negotiations to a successful conclusion and to turn the central elements of the regulation, such as return centres, lifetime entry bans and medical age assessments, into political reality as quickly as possible. For the first time in history, a law will then come about through the AfD.””
• 2026-05-11 “State visit from Damascus: Froelich calls for protection of minorities and returns — Commenting on the state visit of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to Berlin, Tomasz Froelich, the AfD delegation’s spokesman on human rights policy in the European Parliament, stated: “After Assad’s fall, Brussels and Berlin were jubilant: the new ruler in Damascus, former al-Qaeda terrorist al-Sharaa, was given the red-carpet treatment and promised billions in aid. That jubilation was premature. Religious minorities that still enjoyed protection under Assad are now being systematically persecuted in today’s Syria - Christians, Alawites, Druze and Shiites. That is unacceptable. Brussels and Berlin must now exert massive pressure on Damascus. The goal must be: first, the effective protection of all religious minorities. Second, the return of millions of Sunni Syrians from Europe. Many of them celebrated Assad’s fall - now they should help rebuild their country. Not one cent of German taxpayers’ money must flow to Syria as long as these two conditions are not met.””