Germany Announces Crackdown on Political Funding and Right-Wing Extremism
![With one phrase, controversial German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser highlighted just how far the German government is willing to go to stamp out its main opposition with a new law. “No one who donates to a right-wing extremist party should remain undetected,” warned the 53-year-old while announcing a new crackdown on bank accounts and funding […]](https://rmx.news/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/shutterstock_2130572852.jpg "With one phrase, controversial German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser highlighted just how far the German government is willing to go to stamp out its main opposition with a new law. “No one who donates to a right-wing extremist party should remain undetected,” warned the 53-year-old while announcing a new crackdown on bank accounts and funding […]")
Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced a new crackdown on bank accounts and funding for political groups, with a special focus on targeting those who fund her party's political rivals, particularly the opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD). The government aims to pass a new law to combat right-wing extremism, remove enemies of the constitution from public service, and disarm right-wing extremists. The new measures have raised concerns about potential targeting of donors to right-wing parties and the expanded powers of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
- Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced new measures to crack down on funding for political groups, particularly targeting donors to the opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD).
- The government seeks to pass a new law to combat right-wing extremism and remove enemies of the constitution from public service, raising concerns about potential targeting of donors to right-wing parties and expanded powers of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.