Grüne on Europe

The Greens want to deepen relations with neighboring Poland and Czechia and set up a regional council for this. They stand for open borders within the EU and support deepening and enlarging the Union.

The Greens want to work more closely with Poland and Czechia. A joint council should be set up for this. Borders inside the EU should stay open. The Greens oppose longer coal mining at Turów in Poland.

A regional council is to make cross-border cooperation permanent. The Greens oppose extending the Turów open-pit mine and building barrages on the Elbe in Czechia. A free advice service called "Justiz ohne Grenzen" (justice without borders) for cross-border legal matters is to be set up, modeled on Baden-Württemberg and France, and the trinational rule-of-law conference is to continue. Neighboring languages in schools and bi- and trinational degree programs are to get special support. The platform also backs EU membership for Ukraine and the Western Balkan states.

The Greens want more people in Saxony to experience Europe firsthand. Participation in Erasmus and in the voluntary social year in Europe is to double, and education about Europe and exchange with partner regions are to grow.

The Greens want more exchange with other countries in Europe. Twice as many students and trainees should take part in Erasmus. Erasmus is a program for learning abroad. A Europe bus should also visit small towns.

A dedicated office is to organize school exchanges with partner regions and neighboring countries and secure funding. Teachers are to be trained to teach about Europe, and the #saxorail Interrail offer is to stay. A "Europe bus" run by the state agency for civic education is to bring programs to places outside the big cities. Ahead of the 2028–2035 EU funding period, a round table for more citizen participation is planned, and municipalities and associations are to get advice on funding applications. Chemnitz is to receive strong state support as European Capital of Culture 2025.