The far-right AfD will propose slashing powers of the European Union when it presents its policy paper on Wednesday, Politico reports.

Emails from a trove of hacked Alternative for Germany (AfD) accounts appear to contradict the far-right party leader Alice Weidel's previous statements about an illegal campaign donation, Der Spiegel news outlet reported on Friday.

By most accounts, Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland Party is on an upswing. It’s been steadily rising in the polls ahead of the German federal election set to take place on January 30, 2027,

More than 420,000 leaked emails have reopened questions over illegal donations to Germany’s Alternative for Germany party, while internal correspondence reveals disagreements within its leadership.

The surging Alternative for Germany (AfD) wants to destroy the EU if Alice Weidel, its leader, replaces the deeply unpopular Friedrich Merz as chancellor.

STRASBOURG — The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) wants to scrap the directly elected European Parliament, shrink the European Commission and let Berlin opt out of common EU policies. That’s according to the party’s policy program, which party leader Alice Weidel will present at the European Parliament on Wednesday.

Alice Weidel is one of the most important politicians in Europe today. She is the co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the right-wing populist party which is leading in Germany’s national polls and came top in two recent state elections.

The political climate in Germany is shifting as the AfD rises in power, raising concerns about the future of Holocaust memory and the country’s commitment to Shoah remembrance.

Weidel said the far-right AfD is in “talks” to bridge differences with France’s National Rally that largely concern Russia.