Assessment of reports on contacts between actors close to the AfD and those around Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein in connection with the support of right-wing populism in Europe

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Original text of the question(s):<br /> <br /> To what extent does the federal government see the "Spiegel"'s reporting on the "EpsteinFiles" from February 2, 2026, according to which Steve Bannon praises the success of the right-wing populists and literally the AfD in Europe in a dense written communication via cell phone with Jeffrey Epstein, at the same time asserting his influence on it and predicting, including the person addressed, that "we [...] can get from 92 to 200 seats here (meaning the European Parliament)" (www.spiegel.de/politi k/deutschland/epstein-files-auch-angela-merkel-u nd-die-afd-esten-drin-a-463747f4-5de1-4188-ae 10-21141e04b539) a (possibly further) confirmation of the statements of the Federal Government's coordinator for transatlantic cooperation, Metin Hakverdi, which the "Handelsblatt" published on February 12, 2026 under the headline "Concern is growing in Berlin about AfD contacts with Trump's environment" (www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/afd-in-berlin-waechst-die-sorge-ueber-afd-kontakte-zu-trumps-umfeld/100197596.html)?

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1. 20 February 2026

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   Assessment of reports on contacts between actors close to the AfD and those around Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein in connection with the support of right-wing populism in Europe

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