Italy-Allemagne row: AfD map fuels South Tyrol secession fears

A map shown at an AfD event and statements by its youth wing 'Generation Deutschland' have sparked a diplomatic dispute with Italy, which sees the German right-wing party as promoting secession of South Tyrol. Italy's Foreign Minister labeled the AfD 'anti-Italian' and 'the worst enemy of our country', escalating tensions between the two EU partners. The incident is a first direct confrontation between Rome and the AfD, which has previously avoided such explicit territorial claims.