Report claims AfD recorded thousands of donor details for years
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A report claims the Alternative for Germany (AfD) spent years systematically documenting the details of thousands of donors. The party now faces the prospect of substantial fines if the data collection is found to have breached party financing laws. This arrives as concerns grow over the CDU's potential willingness to vote for AfD-proposed legislation in Saxony-Anhalt, a shift that critics warn would damage the traditional cordon sanitaire.
Germany has slipped to 25th place in the international climate protection index, a decline matched by the optics of Friedrich Merz skipping the COP31 summit. The government’s 'paradox budget' is also showing signs of strain, with internal disputes over taxes on electricity, plastic, sugar, and alcohol. Millions of married couples may soon feel the pinch directly, as the proposed abolition of tax classes III and V threatens to reduce their net income.
Boris Palmer, the independent mayor of Tübingen, has announced he will stop making public appearances for the time being. The decision follows accusations of sexual harassment. In the courts, the verdict in the Fabian murder trial has been met with public outcry, while police are investigating two separate incidents in Baden-Württemberg and Hamburg that left three people dead.