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Bavarian Greens Unveil Six-Point Plan to Boost Women's Safety in Public Spaces

The party seeks state backing for gender-focused measures after the chancellor tied safety to migration.

Overview

  • The Greens cite a Kreisjugendring München study reporting that three in four young women avoid public transport after dark and nearly one in four has experienced sexual harassment there.
  • The plan proposes better street lighting in every municipality, ‘speaking’ cameras for real-time assistance, a Nachtengel emergency app, more police presence, and better-trained transport security.
  • The caucus calls for a state action plan to prevent violence against women and children and urges safety planning that includes women, referencing Barcelona-style inspections.
  • State co-financing is requested for taxi vouchers and call-bus services, with Munich’s high-demand voucher program highlighted after its budget was exhausted and later restored for those who can prove need.
  • Katharina Schulze rejects rhetoric around the ‘Stadtbild’ debate linked to migration and argues that women’s safety requires concrete, quickly implementable steps, with no state adoption of the proposals reported yet.