AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCourts and Extremism: Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig plans legislation requiring volunteer lay judges to support Germany’s constitutional order, with checks on applicants suspected of extremist ties. AfD Pressure: The party won its first state-parliament speakership in Saxony-Anhalt, exposing cracks in the firewall against it and raising questions about whether CDU lawmakers defied party orders. Schröder’s Putin Visit: A poll found 56% of Germans considered the former chancellor’s birthday visit to the Russian president inappropriate; Chancellor Friedrich Merz called it immoral. Espionage Probe: Former BND chief August Hanning has been arrested over suspected espionage, in a case that has alarmed Western intelligence services. Economy and Energy: Germany raised its 2026 growth forecast to 1.3%, though exports fell in August. Berlin will also release up to 15 million barrels from oil reserves under a G7 plan and is urging tougher EU trade measures against China.
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