The party was founded on opposition to Germany's financial support of other Eurozone states and the third main point of its initial platform called for Germany to cede no further elements of its sovereignty to the EU without approval via a referendum.
Partai didirikan untuk melawan dukungan keuangan Jerman dari negara-negara zona Euro lainnya dan ketiga titik utama dari awal platform meminta Jerman untuk menyerahkan lagi unsur-unsur kedaulatan ke Uni Eropa tanpa persetujuan melalui referendum.