3 current election programs in Berlin have points on this topic.
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Program for the 2026 Berlin state election
The CDU wants Berlin to host modern air defense systems under the European Sky Shield Initiative and, as the capital, to get its own protective shield. In addition, a home defense regiment should protect vital infrastructure in crises.
The CDU wants to protect Berlin from air attacks. Modern defense systems should come to the city. This is part of a European plan. There should also be a home defense unit. It should protect important facilities.
The CDU wants to abolish the civil clause at Berlin universities so that research can also serve the security interests of Germany and NATO. The Bundeswehr (German armed forces) should become more visible in Berlin, for example through public swearing-in ceremonies and youth officers visiting schools.
Some universities do no research for the military. This rule is called the civil clause. The CDU wants to remove it. The army should be more visible in Berlin. State workers should join reserve training more easily.
The CDU wants Berlin to capture a much larger share of nationwide investment in security and defense innovation. To that end, universities and research institutes are to open up to research with both civilian and military uses.
Germany spends a lot on defense. Berlin should get more of that money. Universities should also do research the military can use. This is called dual-use.
The CDU wants to keep supporting Ukraine because, in its view, Ukraine is also defending Germany's freedom and security. Sister-city ties with Kyiv, Tel Aviv and Warsaw and cooperation with Poland are to be deepened. Berlin is also to open more offices abroad together with Brandenburg.
The CDU wants to keep helping Ukraine. The CDU says Ukraine also protects our freedom. Berlin has partner cities like Kyiv and Tel Aviv. These ties should grow stronger. Berlin should have more offices abroad. They help companies trade.
Program for the 2026 Berlin state election
The Greens want to strengthen Berlin's city partnerships and focus them on topics such as climate protection, protecting democracy, resilience and future technologies. Berlin is to learn from other cities and countries. Partnerships with cities in the Global South and the state's development cooperation are to grow.
Berlin has partner cities around the world. The Greens want to strengthen these partnerships. Berlin should learn from other cities, for example on transport. There should be more partnerships with cities in poorer countries. Berlin should support more development projects.
The Greens want Berlin to permanently support exchange with democratic initiatives and pro-European movements abroad. Democracy is to be at the center of the city's international cooperation. According to the platform, those involved should learn from and support one another.
The Greens want to support groups abroad that work for democracy. Berlin should stay in contact with them. This applies to Ukraine, Taiwan and Georgia, for example. Everyone should learn from each other.
The Greens want Berlin to use its sister-city ties to stand up for civil and human rights worldwide and to lead an alliance of democratic actors. At the same time, the city should be more careful when working with partners from authoritarian states.
Berlin has partner cities in other countries. The Greens want Berlin to speak up for human rights there. Berlin should support queer people in other cities. Berlin should be more careful with countries that are not democracies.
Program for the 2026 Berlin state election
The Left rejects rearmament and what it sees as a growing militarization of society. It intends to hold this position in the Berlin state parliament as well as in the Bundesrat and to advocate for "Friedenstüchtigkeit" (being fit for peace) instead.
The Left is against rearmament. Rearmament means more weapons and more money for the military. The Left wants to vote against it in Berlin's parliament. It also wants to say no in the Bundesrat. It stands up for peace.
The Left demands that arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court be enforced in Germany and Berlin without exception. According to the platform, international law and human rights should apply to everyone, regardless of political or financial interests.
The International Criminal Court prosecutes serious crimes such as war crimes. Sometimes it issues an arrest warrant for a person. The Left wants the police to arrest these people when they enter Germany. This should also apply to politicians in high office.