Germany plans to empower federal intelligence agency to restrict state-level powers amid AfD rise

The German federal government is preparing legislative changes to allow the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) to impose restrictions on individual federal states, a move aimed at countering potential government participation by the far-right AfD. This marks a significant shift in federal-state security relations, as the BfV currently operates under state authority. The proposal is likely to face constitutional and political challenges, and its implementation remains uncertain.

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