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PSD accuses George Simion of defending Alice Weidel’s statements about Romanians in Germany

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12 November 2026, 13:21
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PSD condemned on Thursday the statements by AUR leader George Simion, in which he claimed that Alice Weidel, co-chair of the German AfD party, had not insulted Romanians in Germany. The Social Democrats say that Simion has a duplicitous discourse and that, for political calculations, he “turned his back on hundreds of thousands of Romanians in the diaspora,” according to a statement sent by the party.

The reaction comes after Weidel allegedly accused Romanians in Germany of “plundering” the German social welfare system. PSD argues that the statements stigmatized the entire community, including Romanians who work legally and pay contributions in Germany.

Asked Wednesday evening on Digi24 about Weidel’s statements, George Simion said that she “did not insult us” and that many of the Romanians he knows in Germany vote for both AUR and AfD. He stated that Romanians who work honestly have had enough of profiteers exploiting the social welfare system and of illegal migration.

PSD also criticizes the invitations extended to some AfD leaders for AUR events organized in Bucharest, arguing that the party claims to defend the diaspora but welcomes those who allegedly humiliated Romanians.

Context: Reacțiile instituționale și ale altor partide după acuzațiile Alicei Weidel despre românii din Germania

După declarațiile liderului AfD, Alice Weidel, în care a acuzat românii din Germania că „jefuiesc” sistemul social și de asigurări, Ministerul Afacerilor Externe a transmis, într-un comunicat, că respinge folosirea politică a prezenței românilor în UE și a afirmat că urmărește „toate pozițiile publice relevante” privind comunitatea din străinătate, subliniind contribuția economică și socială a acesteia. MAE a precizat că va transmite reacția României prin canale diplomatice autorităților publice.

În paralel, mai mulți lideri politici din România au criticat acuzațiile: Sorin Grindeanu a denunțat „inculparea colectivă pe criteriul originii” și a invocat date privind ponderea românilor care lucrează în Germania și numărul medicilor din diaspora, iar Petrișor Peiu (AUR) a catalogat afirmațiile drept „un neadevăr” și „o nedreptate”, avertizând împotriva generalizărilor pe comunități.

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PSD îl atacă pe George Simion după ce președintele AUR i-a luat apărarea liderei AfD în scandalul declarațiilor despre românii care "jefuiesc sistemul social" din Germania
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PSD: Afirmațiile lui George Simion despre Alice Weidel – rușinoase pentru un politician ce se declară patriot
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PSD: Afirmațiile lui George Simion despre Alice Weidel - rușinoase pentru un politician ce se declară patriot

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