An alliance of more than 30 large German companies, including heavyweights such as Siemens and Volkswagen, is taking a stand against extremism in the run-up to the European elections. The initiative titled “We stand for values” is calling on their approximately 1.7 million employees to vote in the European parliamentary elections. They are launching a corresponding campaign on social media and are organizing events, the alliance announced on Tuesday. The companies are convinced “that exclusion, hatred and isolation are not compatible with our values and jeopardize entrepreneurial freedom and t…