What do the parties in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania say on Europe?

The Greens want to make Europe more visible in everyday life in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The European idea is to be strengthened in schools, universities, vocational training and adult education. Partnerships and exchange programs are to grow.

The Greens want people in the state to notice Europe more. Schools and universities should teach more about Europe. There should be more partnerships with places in other countries. Trainees should also find it easier to go abroad.

The Greens want to develop a strategy for using EU funding so that rural regions in particular benefit more. Applicants are to get more advice and higher co-financing from the state. Regional programs such as LEADER are to be kept in the next EU budget.

The EU gives money for projects in the regions. The Greens want to use this money better. People who apply should get more help. The state should add more of its own money to EU projects. Small funding programs for villages should stay.

The Greens want to expand cooperation with Poland and treat the border area more as one shared region. This includes the Euroregion Pomerania, the Szczecin metropolitan region, better transport links and more language and school exchange. The program sees opportunities for the economy and social cohesion, especially in Vorpommern.

The Greens want to work more closely with Poland. The area along the border should grow together. There should be better train links to Poland. More students should be able to learn Polish. Schools should have partners in Poland.

The Left wants to strengthen European encounter and exchange programs and expand cooperation in science and culture. It describes Europe as a project of peace, culture and education that grows from the bottom up.

The Left wants more exchange in Europe. Young people, artists and researchers should meet across borders. Universities should work with other countries. People should have more say in Europe.

The SPD wants the EU's next multiannual budget to provide enough money for regional funding and wants the state to keep its classification as a “transition region.” The state government and municipalities are to keep deciding how money from the regional and social funds is used. The party wants to strengthen European programs for exchange and encounters.

The SPD wants the state to keep getting a lot of funding from the EU. It wants to push the federal government on this. The state and the towns should decide themselves how to use the money. Programs for exchange in Europe should also stay strong.

The SPD wants to expand cooperation with the democratic countries around the Baltic Sea and jointly improve the protection of critical infrastructure there. It calls cooperation with Poland the centerpiece of the state's international relations and wants to deepen it institutionally. A comprehensive neighborhood strategy is to be developed for this.

The SPD wants to work more closely with the countries around the Baltic Sea. Together they should better protect important cables and networks. Working with Poland is especially important to the SPD. It wants to make a new plan for the neighborhood.