Germany's AfD party leader Alice Weidel to present a plan to reduce EU powers
AfD leader Alice Weidel and her party have proposed dismantling the European Parliament and Commission, calling the EU Commission a threat to democracy and saying the EU is no longer a group of sovereign states. The party wants to eliminate European elections and replace the European Parliament with national parliament meetings. France's Marine Le Pen proposed the EU Commission serve as a secretariat for nations.
- Alice Weidel stated the European Union is no longer a group of sovereign states.
- The AfD wants to reduce the EU's powers and budget.
- French politician Marine Le Pen suggested the EU Commission should act as a secretariat for nations.
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