Germany’s AfD Considers Reworking Its Longstanding Opposition to EU Membership

A strategy paper from Germany’s AfD party suggests changing how the party approaches the European Union and the euro.

Instead of calling for Germany to leave right away, it proposes trying to change how the EU works.

The paper describes an EU where countries have more control over their own decisions.

It also suggests countries could opt out of some shared policies.

If these changes did not work, the party would call for a vote on Germany’s EU membership.

The proposal was discussed at a party meeting last month.

A party convention next year would need to approve any change to the party’s platform.

The proposal would represent a change from the AfD’s long-standing opposition to the EU and euro.