New basic program : Green to Parliament of the EU as a Central place in all decisions

The Greens want to develop the European Union as a "Federal European Republic". In the face of a complex world situation and the limited international influence of Germany, "the constant deepening and improvement" of the EU is necessary, it says in an interim report to the new principle, the Green-Chairman Anna Lena Baerbock, and Robert Habeck this Friday, want to introduce. "Such EU also takes care of social protection, internal security, defense," said Baerbock the daily mirror: "it gets its own skills." In addition, should be strengthened according to the will of the Greens in the European Parliament, and to made a "real second legislative chamber". It would be the "Central point of all European decisions", as Baerbock said. The initiative will include legislation, as a Parliament, its own legislative proposals.

The further deepening of European cooperation, the Greens want to make at the same time a "progressive regionalism" to the page. "What may be local, national or regional level, better, or equally well be chosen, it is to be decided," - of the General interest of the culture up to basic medical care. "Strong regions in a borderless world and make our company more diverse," they write in their report.

In the fall of 2020. the new principle program

about a year Ago, the Green has begun to guide the work on the new principle of the program, in the fall of 2020, the finished design should be available A first interim report will be discussed this weekend at a two-day Convention in Berlin with the party's base. Thereby, on the one hand, the common value base of the Green. In the interim report, but it is also the first answers to current problems - such as in the Chapter on Europe.

With the idea of an enhanced European cooperation and the extension of the competences of the EU, the Greens beat in the policy on Europe is also another way as the CDU. The party boss Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer had recently made it clear that she wanted to focus more on the intergovernmental method, so state-to-state solutions, which would ultimately mean a weakening of the European Parliament.

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to order A stronger European Integration call on the Green, among other things, in the Foreign and security policy. Objective of a "common European security and defence Union": A "permanent and close" cooperation of the European armed forces was needed "urgently", the Bundeswehr had to be put in the position to make a reliable contribution to European and global security, particularly in the context of peace missions of the United Nations. To get more synergies, multi-strengthened national units and the common European headquarters in Brussels to be strengthened. But also the inner security would have to be European to be defined, the call on the Green. To do this, you want to expand the cross - border cooperation of police and justice "in the sense of a common European police teams, in a European criminal police office and real European prosecution".

The Greens call for a European industrial policy

For the necessary the Green is also in accordance with ecological and social criteria aligned European industrial policy, with the help of innovations promoted and public institutions should be strengthened. More Europe also in the Social. "The monetary Union should be expanded to include a social dimension of the internal market", they write. The unilateral Savings after the banking crisis had been populism a direct lift. In order to achieve an alignment of living conditions in Europe, it is also necessary "that the wealthy and strong countries, especially Germany, are willing to make a greater contribution to European unity". From an overall prosperous EU, especially Germany, will benefit in the longer term.