{
  "id": 15943900,
  "title": "Europa: AfD will EU komplett umbauen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/europa-afd-will-eu-komplett-umbauen",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-21T17:32:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/europa-afd-will-eu-komplett-umbauen/100264016.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "In Strasbourg, the AfD has unveiled proposals for a radical reform of the European Union. Alice Weidel, the party's chief spokesperson, speaking in English at a press conference in the European Parliament, expressed her view that the EU is no longer a group of sovereign states. She criticized the unelected EU Commission for being the sole institution capable of proposing pan-European laws, arguing that this constitutes \"a massive disruption to the system of mutual control and democratic decision-making.\" Weidel stated that they propose rebuilding the European Union, returning competencies to national parliaments and governments.\n\nSimilar sentiments were echoed last week by Marine Le Pen, a leading right-wing French politician. During a visit to Brussels, Le Pen stated in Brussels that a Europe of nations means primarily that the European Commission, which today constantly exceeds its competencies, should once again assume the role of a \"secretariat\" in service of the nations.",
  "summary": "AfD-Chefin Weidel besucht das Europäische Parlament in Straßburg. Weidel fordert mehr Macht für Nationalstaaten und weniger Kompetenzen für die EU-Kommission.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Poliik: AfD will EU komplett umbauen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/poliik-afd-will-eu-komplett-umbauen",
        "published": "2026-10-21T17:32:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}