What do the parties in Saxony say on Europe?

The AfD wants the EU to stop taking on debt of its own and rejects any pooling of debt. The European Central Bank should limit itself to monetary policy. According to the platform, borrowing and taxation should take place only at the national level.

The AfD wants the EU to stop taking on debt. Germany should not be liable for other countries' debts. The European Central Bank should deal only with money policy. Debt and taxes should be a matter for each country.

The AfD rejects a European deposit insurance scheme and the banking union. German banks and savers should not be liable for banks in other EU countries. The party wants to strengthen savings banks, cooperative banks and regional development banks.

The AfD does not want shared EU protection for bank deposits. German savers should not pay for foreign banks. Local savings banks and cooperative banks should become stronger. They give loans to local companies.

The AfD wants regional development funds to stop flowing through the EU and instead be managed regionally or at least nationally. It cites the high administrative costs of EU funding pools and the principle of subsidiarity. Award procedures are to be simplified.

Today the EU hands out a lot of funding for regions. The AfD wants to change that. Saxony or Germany should manage the money themselves. The AfD says: Going through the EU costs too much. Awarding the money should be simpler.

The AfD wants to change EU procurement law so that public contracts can go preferentially to regional or national bidders. It also wants to deepen cooperation with Poland and the Czech Republic, support German minorities in neighboring countries and open more Saxon liaison offices in Europe.

The AfD wants to change the EU rules for public contracts. Local companies should get contracts more easily. Saxony should work more with Poland and the Czech Republic. German minorities in nearby countries should get support. Saxony should open more offices in other European countries.

The CDU sees Saxony as a bridge between Western, Central and Eastern Europe and wants to strengthen ties with neighboring Poland and Czechia. This includes better transport and digital links and more exchange in culture, science and business.

Saxony is next to Poland and Czechia. The CDU wants to work more closely with these neighbors. There should be better train links to them. Culture, research and companies should exchange more too. Saxony should keep getting funding from Europe.

The CDU wants to back projects that it believes will make the EU fit for the future, including a European defense union, protected external borders and a secure energy supply. At the same time it commits to subsidiarity and rejects excessive bureaucracy.

The CDU wants to help shape the European Union. Europe should be able to defend itself together. The outer borders should be protected. The energy supply should be secure. But the CDU does not want too much red tape from Europe.

The Free Voters want fewer European Union requirements to apply to cities and towns. The demand is tied to the goal of strengthening local self-government.

The EU makes rules that also apply to towns. The Free Voters want fewer of these rules. Towns should be able to decide more freely.

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.

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.

The Left commits to European integration and wants a "Europe of the regions." The European Committee of the Regions is to get more say, Saxony is to be better represented there, and citizens' assemblies are to involve people in European policy.

The Left supports the European Union. Regions like Saxony should have more say there. Citizens should discuss European topics in citizens' assemblies. Young people should get to know Europe by train.

The SPD wants to strengthen cross-border cooperation with Czechia and Poland in every field. It also wants more people to learn the neighboring countries' languages and intends to implement the state's overall plan for education about Europe.

Saxony borders Czechia and Poland. The SPD wants to work more closely with these countries. More people should learn Czech and Polish. People in Saxony should get to know Europe better.