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AfD to propose EU power cuts, arbitration tribunal

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  • AfD will propose slashing EU powers in its Wednesday policy paper.
  • Co-leader Alice Weidel will unveil the EU policy at the European Parliament Wednesday.
  • The paper avoids EU exit and proposes national-parliament appointees for EP seats.
  • It calls for replacing the Court of Justice with an arbitration tribunal and cutting Germany’s EU budget contributions.
  • If reforms fail, AfD would call a referendum on EU membership, needing a two-thirds constitutional amendment.