What do the parties in Saxony-Anhalt say on Europe?

The CDU wants Saxony-Anhalt to keep receiving appropriate consideration in EU cohesion policy from 2028 onward, with the money aligned with the state's development goals. To that end, the state's representation in Brussels is to be strengthened.

The EU gives money to regions that are less developed. New rules for this start in 2028. The CDU wants Saxony-Anhalt to keep getting enough money. The state's office in Brussels should become stronger. The state should really be able to use the money.

The CDU wants to give more support to exchange programs such as Erasmus+ and Interreg, especially for apprentices, school students, and young skilled workers. Town and school partnerships are to grow, and schools, public administration, and universities are to build up more knowledge about Europe.

Young people should be able to go to other European countries more often. The CDU wants to give more support to programs like Erasmus+. This is especially for apprentices, students, and young skilled workers. There should be more partnerships between towns and schools.

The CDU commits to the EU and its values but wants to confine it strictly to core tasks. It counts among these protecting the external borders, stopping illegal migration, and stronger common defense; it permanently rejects a debt and transfer union.

The CDU supports the EU. But the EU should only deal with its most important tasks. It should protect its outer borders. It should stop illegal immigration. The countries should defend themselves better together. The CDU does not want shared debt in the EU.

The Left wants to make the EU more democratic. The European Parliament would gain weight relative to the Council and the Commission, as would direct-democratic elements. The Committee of the Regions would take part in decisions.

The Left wants more democracy in the EU. The European Parliament should get more power. People should decide directly more often. The regions should also have more say in the EU.

The Left wants the EU to spend more on social rights and social conditions instead of raising military spending from its budget. It rejects turning the EU into a military actor and wants to develop it as a force for peace and international law.

The Left does not want higher EU military spending. The money should go to social needs. The EU should stand for peace and international law. It should treat poorer countries as partners.

The SPD wants to make Europe more visible in everyday life and in education. The EU is to become a fixed part of several curricula, and all young people should be able to take part in a European youth exchange once. Partnerships with regions and cities in Europe are to be strengthened.

The SPD wants people to know Europe better. Students should learn more about the EU. Every young person should be able to join an exchange in Europe once. The parents' money should not matter.

The SPD wants to preserve European funding for Saxony-Anhalt and pushes for an early start to the 2028–2034 funding period. Management of structural funding is to stay with the states and municipalities. The party rejects distributing the money through the federal budget.

Saxony-Anhalt gets money from the EU. The SPD wants this to continue. The state and the towns should decide on the money themselves. The rules for funding should become simpler.