"In a letter sent in December, which DW has seen, Bundestag President Julia Klockner appealed to the heads of the parliamentary groups to take "urgent" action, outlining three areas: drones, police powers and new rules for parliamentary staff. The rare intervention is an indication of growing concerns about the Bundestag's security vulnerabilities. Background checks In what is the most contentious of her proposals, the Bundestag president said she wants to crack down on jobs for aides who fail background security checks."
"Klockner wrote. Bundestag President Julia Klockner's proposals could hit the AfD party the hardestImage: Kay Nietfeld/dpa/picture alliance The change would largely affect the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which said there are seven such cases of employees who were denied Bundestag accreditation but work for MPs or the parliamentary group. DW understands the individuals in question have close links to right-wing extremist networks or foreign adversaries."
Bundestag President Julia Klockner appealed to parliamentary group leaders to take urgent action on drones, police powers and new rules for parliamentary staff to address security vulnerabilities. She proposed denying public funding for employees who fail reliability checks and are barred from Bundestag access or its IT systems. The measure would largely affect the Alternative for Germany (AfD), which acknowledged seven employees denied accreditation and faces allegations of links to right-wing extremist networks or foreign adversaries. AfD parliamentary leader Bernd Baumann called the proposal an attempt to ban the party. Domestic intelligence classified the AfD as right-wing extremist in May 2025, but that decision is paused pending legal challenge. Klockner also urged strengthening the Bundestag police force.
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