Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002713/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
In the German federal state of Bavaria, the political party Alternative für Deutschland, which, according to recent surveys, is the second strongest party nationwide[1], was added to the list of extremist organisations. This has serious consequences for the members of the party. In the selection procedure for the civil service, such people are now being treated as supporters of a terrorist group such as Al-Qaeda or the Taliban[2].
- 1.Does the Commission consider it appropriate to classify a country’s largest opposition party as an extremist organisation like terrorist organisations such as the Taliban or Al-Qaeda?
- 2.Does the Commission see a threat to democracy when, in a country, the opposition is persecuted by, among others, the domestic intelligence service, its members are attacked and the leading opposition party is treated like a terrorist organisation responsible for the murder of thousands of people?
- 3.What action does the Commission intend to take against the persecution of opposition parties in EU Member States with measures familiar from dictatorships?
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Submitted: 2.7.2025
Last updated: 9 July 2025