4 current election programs in Baden-Württemberg have points on this topic.
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Program for the 2026 Baden-Württemberg state election
The AfD wants to push back the EU's influence on state politics and restore federal structures. In the platform's view, the EU reaches far beyond the single market into areas the German constitution assigns to the states.
The AfD says the EU decides too much in Baden-Württemberg. It wants the German states to decide more for themselves again. The EU should have less power.
The AfD wants an EU confined to economic cooperation among sovereign states, with decisions kept at the national or regional level where possible. Federal foreign policy should follow German interests rather than moral arguments. In foreign trade, the party favors free trade and wants sanctions reviewed for their economic effects.
The AfD wants less power for the EU. Countries should decide more for themselves. German foreign policy should serve German interests. Trade with other countries should be free. Sanctions should be reviewed. Sanctions are penalties against other states.
Program for the 2026 Baden-Württemberg state election
The CDU wants to use Baden-Württemberg's weight so that the EU focuses more on competitiveness. This includes new trade agreements, less EU bureaucracy and a deeper single market. EU research funding should also be well resourced.
The EU should do more for a strong economy. The CDU wants more trade deals with other countries. There should be less red tape from Brussels. The shared market in Europe should grow. The EU should fund research and young companies well.
The CDU wants to deepen cross-border cooperation on the Upper Rhine, the High Rhine and Lake Constance and focus it more on everyday problems of people there. With Switzerland, the “Bilaterals III” treaty package is to be ratified quickly. Partnerships with European regions are to grow as well.
Baden-Württemberg should work more with its neighbors. That means France and Switzerland. People at the border should have fewer everyday problems. The EU and Switzerland should approve their new treaties quickly. The state also wants to work more closely with other regions in Europe.
Program for the 2026 Baden-Württemberg state election
The Greens want to reduce the border checks ordered by the federal government to the level provided for under the Schengen rules. In the platform's view, the checks make daily life harder in the regions bordering France and Switzerland.
There are more checks at the borders again. The Greens say this disrupts daily life there. Many people work or meet friends in the neighboring country. The checks should be reduced again. Working in the neighboring country should also get easier.
The Greens commit to supporting Ukraine and want to build a new economic and regional cooperation with partners. They back EU membership for Ukraine, the Western Balkan states and the Republic of Moldova.
The Greens stand with Ukraine. They want to help rebuild destroyed areas. Ukraine should be able to join the EU later. Countries in the Western Balkans and Moldova should join the EU too.
The Greens want the EU to use its rule-of-law instruments more consistently and tie funding to compliance. European democracy is to be developed further and civil society strengthened across borders.
All EU countries should respect the rule of law. Only then should they get money from the EU. The Greens want to strengthen democracy in Europe. People should also learn more about Europe.
The Greens oppose having nation-states rather than regions decide on regional EU funding in the future. In their view, the regions know best where the money is put to good use.
The EU gives money to regions. So far, regions help decide how to use it. A new plan wants to change that. Then the countries would decide. The Greens want regions to keep their say.
Program for the 2026 Baden-Württemberg state election
The SPD wants to expand ties with France, Austria and Switzerland, especially in transport, education and research. Border controls should not become permanent. It calls on Switzerland to set firm shutdown dates for its nuclear plants and to give the state a say on the waste repository.
The SPD wants to work more closely with neighboring countries. Trains across the border should get better. The Deutschlandticket should be valid there too. Border checks should not stay forever. Old nuclear plants in Switzerland should be shut down.