Statement by DES Chairwoman Erika Steinbach at the Federal Press Conference in Berlin on 17 February 2022

As you are no doubt aware, the Desiderius Erasmus Foundation has close ties to the AfD and, as such, has been recognised by the AfD since 2018. In the last federal election in 2021, the AfD entered the German Bundestag for the second time. This means that, as a foundation with close ties to the AfD, we are now entitled to receive funding from the AfD in accordance with the