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SPD on Europe

From the program “Our State of Tomorrow. The SPD's Program for Government for North Rhine-Westphalia for the State Election on May 15, 2022”

2022 North Rhine-Westphalia state election, May 15, 2022Original PDF, 104 pagesAnalyzed on October 4, 2026

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Placement on Europe

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Each axis measures one topic. There is no single "left" or "right" for everything here: economy, society, migration and security are kept apart. Only what the program says is placed. How to read the placement

  • Civil liberties and securityleaning security and order first (+1), from 1 point

    Points per step: 0 clearly civil liberties first, 0 leaning civil liberties first, 0 balanced, 1 leaning security and order first, 0 clearly security and order first

  • Europeleaning more EU (-1), from 1 point

    Points per step: 0 clearly more EU, 1 leaning more EU, 0 balanced, 0 leaning less EU, 0 clearly less EU

The small columns under the bars show how many points sit on each of the five steps.

Expand cross-border cooperation in Europe

The SPD commits to a Europe of the regions and wants to deepen cooperation with the Netherlands and Belgium, including in policing and justice. Projects backed by EU funds should be approved and co-financed by the state without delay.

The SPD wants more cooperation with neighboring countries. These are mainly the Netherlands and Belgium. People should find it easier to work and study across the border. Police and courts should also work together more closely. The state should quickly help pay for EU projects.

The Euregios (cross-border regional associations) and cross-border cooperation among municipalities are to be strengthened, along with advice through border information points, local offices and multilingual digital services. In prevention, law enforcement and justice, joint situation centers would get more staff and information would be shared faster, while respecting civil liberties. The state should approve and co-finance projects already selected by the EU without delay. Cooperation with the Europe Direct centers, the Auslandsgesellschaft NRW and town twinning are to be supported. In the SPD's view, only those who uphold the shared values should receive EU funds.

Show the original quote (page 101)
„Die Arbeit der Euregios sowie die grenzüberschreitende Kooperation der Kommunen wollen wir stärken.“

Translation: We want to strengthen the work of the Euregios and the cross-border cooperation of municipalities.

Page 101 in the original

Placement

  • Civil liberties and securityleaning security and order first

    Joint situation centers are to get more staff and faster information sharing, while the program stresses respect for civil liberties.

  • Europeleaning more EU

    Cross-border cooperation and the use of EU funding are to be expanded, gradually deepening European integration.

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