‘We are witnesses to a real upheaval’
KAS Day 2024 - Democracy protects. Protects democracy.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the German Basic Law. As the foundation of our democracy, it regulates our coexistence and secures freedom, peace and democracy in Germany. But will the next 75 years continue like the last? The elections in Saxony and Thuringia make it clear that we are facing a radical change. In politically turbulent times like these, it becomes particularly clear that the fundamental rights, values and principles contained in our Basic Law cannot be taken for granted and that we must stand up for their preservation. Under the motto ‘Democracy protects. Protect democracy.’, our guests debated in numerous workshops, lectures and discussion rounds on KAS Day. Guests included Friedrich Merz, Chairman of the CDU in Germany and the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Ebba Busch, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden, and Members of the Bundestag Philipp Amthor and Serap Güler.
