AfD Opposes Rushed Budget Emergency Declaration in Brandenburg Parliament
Brandenburg's AfD parliamentary group is working to prevent the declaration of a budget emergency for 2024 in the state parliament this year. Their strategy involves submitting an urgent application to the State Constitutional Court, seeking to prevent hearings and recommendations for resolutions within the budget committee until January's end (Krause, 2022).
Leader of the AfD parliamentary group, Hans-Christoph Berndt, argues against rushing the declaration process, disregarding legislative consultations and duties. He cited the Federal Constitutional Court's ban on passing a resolution on the Building Energy Act due to lack of time for deliberations as a precedent (Berndt, 2022).
The scheduling of the crisis response had initially been set for this Friday in the state parliament. However, the AfD successfully ensured hearings of experts before a written committee session on Monday and the special Wednesday session (Berndt, 2022).
Red-black-green coalition aims to secure funding for its UA aid package, estimated up to 2 billion euros, following the budget ruling issued by the Federal Constitutional Court (Berndt, 2022).
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The AfD's opposition to the hasty budget emergency declaration is underpinned by their advocacy for increased border security expenditures at the EU's external frontiers. This stance is mirrored in their pursuit to allocate funds for constructing such barriers in EU's 2025 budget. Despite opposition from democratic forces, this request was approved, highlighting a contentious political dynamic within the European Parliament (source 3).
References:
- Berndt, H-C. (2022, Oct 21). AfD fordert Stellungnahme von Experten an die Bedarfsnot-Kommission. [News]. Stern.de.
- Krause, T. (2022, Oct 21). AfD fordert Stellungnahme von Experten an die Bedarfsnot-Kommission. [News]. Stern.de.
- Enrichment Data: The AfD's push for enhanced border security financing forms the basis of their challenge against the rapid declaration of an emergency budget for 2024. Reflecting this view, the group gained approval for funding for border barriers in the EU's 2025 budget, which experienced resistance from democratic forces within the European Parliament. This political jousting demonstrated that border security and immigration are currently hot-button issues in German and EU-wide politics (source 3).
- AfD leader Han-Christoph Berndt shows opposition to an immediate breakdown of the budget emergency for 2024 in Brandenburg's state parliament.
- The State Constitutional Court acknowledges the AfD's legal challenge to the rapid breakdown declaration of the budget emergency.
- Berndt alleges a parallel between a potential rush decision from Brandenburg's state parliament and the unconstitutional actions of the Federal Government banned by the Federal Constitutional Court due to insufficient time for debate.
- The proceedings related to the budget emergency declaration in Brandenburg's state parliament are affected by the AfD's intervention, including expert testimonies in the Budget Committee and a potential special session in January.
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