Overview
- BSW floor leader Niels-Olaf Lüders said his party will consult the SPD about possible changes to the Verfassungstreue-Check and reiterated strong criticism of the mass screening and its effects.
- The Interior Ministry said the coalition-ordered evaluation is still underway, and dpa reports there are currently no indications of planned revisions.
- The policy requires a standard inquiry to the state intelligence service for candidates already selected for appointment, and it has applied since September 2024.
- Controversy also centers on disciplinary-law changes that allow authorities to order removal of suspected constitutional enemies without a prior disciplinary lawsuit, except for judges and prosecutors.
- The CDU defends the checks as a public-safety safeguard and warns against weakening them, while reports note other states are preparing similar measures, including Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, with related steps in Rhineland-Palatinate.