Overview

• The Left party will table a motion in the June session of the Sachsen-Anhalt parliament to make visits to Nazi memorial sites mandatory for all secondary school students.
• Existing memorial visit programs rely heavily on individual initiative and vary widely by region, resulting in inconsistent participation.
• The proposal includes boosting staffing levels at memorial sites to handle the expected increase in student groups.
• Federal Education Minister Karin Prien has publicly backed compulsory memorial visits as part of broader political education reform.
• Supporters say the initiative will strengthen young people’s democracy understanding and address a spike in antisemitic and right-wing incidents.