Kiel CDU politician Niclas Herbst criticizes SPD in firewall debate

SPD politicians from Schleswig-Holstein criticize the collapse of the political firewall at EU level. Niclas Herbst of the CDU in Kiel defends his party's stance on demarcating from right-wing populists in Brussels and calls for better cooperation in the democratic center.

In the debate over the political firewall against right-wing populists at EU level, SPD politicians from Schleswig-Holstein voice criticism regarding its alleged collapse. Niclas Herbst, a CDU politician from Kiel, defends his party's position of clearly demarcating from right-wing populists in Brussels. He calls for closer cooperation among the democratic center. At the same time, Herbst questions the stance of the Social Democrats: “But where do the Social Democrats stand?” The discussion concerns the political strategy in the EU toward right-wing populist forces.

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