According to political scientists, the FDP is trying to “make its mark” at the EU level. The Free Democrats have used their vetoes more frequently in the Council of EU Member States in recent months.

The result is long discussions and, in the worst case, so-called “German votes’ The FDP also put the brakes on the EU's new AI law, which is intended to make artificial intelligence safer. In many state elections she failed to get back into the state parliament.