At its federal party congress in Stuttgart, the CDU delegates voted on numerous motions concerning social policy, pensions, and integration. Key decisions included supporting a social media ban for children under 14, with enhanced protections for 14- to 16-year-olds, pending commission results expected in summer. The party also resolved to advocate for the abolition of telephone sick notes, citing high employee absence rates, and to implement a ban on smoking and vaping in cars with minors present. A proposal for a sugar tax on sweet drinks was rejected, deemed "green paternalism" by a party official. Furthermore, the CDU endorsed a nationwide ban on full-face veils in public spaces and decided to raise the residency requirement for naturalization to eight years, alongside stricter value-based checks.