Application at Germany Day in Bonn: Union warns of a “cultural break” in a possible red-green-red coalition in Berlin and calls for federal law against expropriations.
In the event of a red-green-red coalition in Berlin, the Junge Union is calling for the state government to be excluded from information from the Office for the Protection of the Constitution and the BKA, as well as a federal law against socialization.
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The Left, the Greens and the SPD in Berlin have concluded exploratory talks and want to start coalition talks.
In the event of a coalition between the Left Party, the Greens and the SPD in Berlin, the Junge Union is calling for the state government to be excluded from information from the Office for the Protection of the Constitution and the Federal Criminal Police Office. The independent youth organization of the CDU and CSU unanimously passed a corresponding proposal at their Germany Day in Bonn.
It also calls for a committee at the federal level “to document breaches of the law and perversions of the law” by the Berlin government.
The Young Unionists are also demanding that the planned ban on socialization by federal law be implemented immediately. A red-green-red coalition would be a “break in culture” that would require the government to be “socially ostracized,” the motion says.
The Left, the Greens and the SPD in Berlin concluded their exploratory talks on Saturday and now want to start coalition talks. The Union considers the Left to be left-wing extremist and accuses it of, among other things, anti-Semitic tendencies. The Junge Union has around 90,000 members and describes itself as the largest political youth organization in Europe.
This is what Red-Green-Red is planning for Berlin
Housing and renting
Socialization of large private housing groups with more than 10,000 apartments in Berlin would affect around 160,000 apartments
Rent cap for the 440,000 municipal apartments allows a maximum of two percent rent increase per year
New construction program for 100,000 affordable apartments with 100,000 building permits by 2031
Establishment of a “rent supervision” and a focus department at the public prosecutor’s office against excessive and “usurious rents”
No development at Tempelhofer Feld
Cleanliness
Free collection of bulky waste for every household once a year
More cleanliness in parks or playgrounds
Climate
More trees, benches and fountains for climate adaptation
More sustainable water management: keeping rainwater in the city, unsealing areas and developing Berlin into a sponge city
Mobility and transport
Expansion of cycle paths
Buses and trams will have more dedicated lanes and priority at traffic lights so that they don't get stuck in traffic jams
More reliability of buses and trains
More traffic calming, for example through school streets or residential streets without through traffic
Public transport social ticket is becoming cheaper (today: 27.50 euros per month)
No further construction of the A100
Education
More community schools
It remains free of charge from daycare to university
Free student ticket and free school lunch up to 6th grade remains
Ban on cell phones in primary schools
Establishment of an independent complaints office for greater protection against discrimination and bullying in the education sector
The educational administration no longer has a cooperation agreement with the Bundeswehr
Security
No reductions in police personnel
The Office for the Protection of the Constitution will remain in its current form while increasing transparency and parliamentary control
Review of the existing knife and weapon ban zones and video surveillance in 2028 with the involvement of the police
Culture
Cultural Funding Act for more reliable funding
Reintroduction of the 16 free museum Sundays per year and the cultural card for young people
Society
Consistent action against anti-Semitism, antigypsyism, anti-Muslim and anti-black racism and against queer hostility
Democracy Promotion Act for more reliable funding of initiatives of all kinds
Building neighborhood canteens with inexpensive food for more exchange and social cohesion
“We are strongly committed to the introduction of active and passive voting rights at local and state level within the scope of our competences for all people after five years of residence in Germany.”
Finance
Consolidation strategy in the budget until 2031, including with the help of a spending cap, increasing revenue, shifting investment financing from the core budget, using credit leeway and prioritizing spending

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