Overview

• German naturist association president Alfred Sigloch publicly criticized Julien Ferrat’s plan to combine nudity and swinger activities, saying it misrepresents FKK culture
• Mannheimer Polizei announced increased patrols at the Friesenheimer Insel FKK beach and said it will monitor the planned pre-trip training camp after complaints from local rowers
• Mannheim’s city administration has remained neutral on Ferrat’s self-financed “political education” tour, scheduled for August 2–10 with participants covering their own costs
• Ferrat convened an intimacy workshop in late June in Mannheim to prepare around a dozen registrants for the swing-oriented political program at Cap d’Agde
• Local CDU leaders warned the initiative could undermine political credibility by conflating public naturist culture with private sexual activities