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Military research remains prohibited at Bremen universities
Published September 24, 2026
With the votes of the SPD, Greens and Left, the citizens have spoken out against a change in the regulation. The CDU had requested this.
Date of issue: 24 September 2026.
Military research remains prohibited at Bremen universities
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Military research remains prohibited at Bremen universities
No military research: The left in particular is committed to preserving the civil clause. (symbolic image)
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With the votes of the SPD, Greens and Left, the citizens have spoken out against a change in the regulation. The CDU had requested this.
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The universities in Bremen continue to apply the so-called civil clause, which prohibits research for military purposes. The government majority voted against the motion. CDU science politician Susanne Grobien had previously argued for its abolition. The clause no longer achieves its own goal, because civilian and military research can no longer be neatly separated, according to Grobien. She received support from the FDP.
Both groups also referred to a recent report commissioned by the Science Department. It concludes that the civil clause is unconstitutional. Tim Sültenfuß from the Left, however, doubted in the debate that the expert opinion took all legal aspects into account.
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