Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht
Wagenknecht Party for dismantling the EU
The new party of the former left-wing politician Sahra Wagenknecht has so far only taken a vague position in terms of content. The fog is now clearing somewhat when it comes to the goals for the European election campaign. photo
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The new party of the former left-wing politician Wagenknecht has so far only taken a vague position in terms of content. The fog is now clearing somewhat when it comes to the goals for the European election campaign.
The draft is available to the dpa. The “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” initially reported. The BSW was founded last week and wants to run for the first time in the European elections on June 9th. The draft program is to be discussed at a party conference on January 27th.
For “non-implementation of EU requirements”
The paper fundamentally criticizes the EU in its current form and calls for its dismantling: “The EU in its current constitution is damaging the European idea,” it says. The goal is formulated as follows: “What can be better and more democratically regulated locally, regionally or nationally must not be left to the regulatory frenzy of the EU technocracy.”
If necessary, Germany should not adhere to EU rules: The BSW advocates “the non-implementation of EU regulations at the national level if they run counter to economic reason, social justice, peace, democracy and freedom of expression.” This would contradict the principle that EU rules are binding for all 27 member states. They are negotiated by the governments together with the EU Parliament.
The BSW draft program also states that the EU budget should not grow any further and that the EU should not receive its own revenue. In addition, no new members should be added for the time being, including Ukraine. What is needed is “a moratorium on EU enlargement”.
No “vassal of the USA”
On the other hand, the draft advocates for more independence: “Europe must become an independent actor on the world stage, instead of being a pawn in the conflict between the great powers and a vassal of the USA.” Europe should also “no longer be a digital colony of the United States” but needs an independent digital infrastructure.
It goes on to say: “The war in Ukraine is a bloody proxy war between NATO and Russia.” The war was “started militarily by Russia, but it could have been prevented by the West and could have been ended long ago.” A ceasefire and peace negotiations are necessary. “In order to motivate Russia to start negotiations, an immediate stop to all arms exports to Ukraine should be offered in this case,” the paper says.
In migration policy, the draft repeats Wagenknecht’s well-known position: asylum procedures at the EU’s external borders or in third countries and combating the causes of flight. And Wagenknecht’s criticism of the so-called cancel culture can also be found: “In the attitude of a modern ministry of truth, many politicians and journalists or the so-called fact checkers today claim to determine what is right and what is wrong.” Part of this cancel culture is the EU’s Digital Service Act, which must be withdrawn. According to the EU Commission, it sets guidelines for platforms that are systemically relevant in the internal market and is intended to protect the fundamental rights of users.