The eastern German states want to cooperate more closely in the fight against right-wing extremism. This was agreed by the interior ministers of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt at a meeting in Halle on Friday. The focus is to be placed, for example, on the financing channels of right-wing extremists and Reich citizens, particularly with regard to the acquisition of real estate, said Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster (CDU).
In a cross-state network of experts, representatives of the ministries, state police forces and the Office for the Protection of the Constitution have exchanged information this year, particularly on right-wing extremist concerts, the use of real estate, the financial structures of the right-wing extremist scene and right-wing extremist martial arts events. This work is to be developed further. According to Schuster, there is already an offensive against right-wing rock concerts and an initial downward trend can be seen.
