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Dear members, friends and supporters of the DES, an online press conference took place on 3 September. You can watch and share the recording on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/dxgFa2IUoXY. Since 1 January 2026, our foundation has been entitled to funding of EUR 25.5 million for the year 2026 in accordance with the Foundation Financing Act. Unspent
Dear members, friends and supporters of the DES, and representatives of the media, Since 1 January 2026, the Desiderius Erasmus Foundation has been entitled to state funding under the Foundation Funding Act. We submitted our application for this back in March 2025 – that is, 17 – in words, seventeen – months ago. We are still being refused funding on the grounds that
Dear Minister Dobrindt, the first quarter of 2026, from which the Desiderius Erasmus Foundation (DES) is entitled to federal funding in accordance with the Foundation Funding Act, has almost passed. And your House has still allegedly not completed its review of whether we fulfil all the funding conditions. The Federal Constitutional Court ruled back in 1986 that
Dear friends and supporters of the DES, the DES was well and competently represented by our member Frank-Christian Hansel at the recent conference of the Italian Machiavelli Foundation in Rome, which was chaired by its president Daniele Scalea. Intensive discussions were held with the host foundation as well as with the representative of the Italian organisation.
Dear members, friends and supporters of our foundation, due to many enquiries, I would like to update you on the status of state funding for the DES. Since the federal election in February 2025, it has been clear that the DES will finally be entitled to the long illegally delayed state funding from 1 January 2026. The statutory provisions in the Lex-DES Act, such as
Dear members and friends of the Desiderius Erasmus Foundation, In these days of pre-Christmas preparations, there is often little time for reflection. But we should take the time to do so. Our country and our culture are undergoing dangerous changes in many respects. For centuries, we in Germany have lived on the foundation of a Christian
Dear members, friends and supporters of our foundation, In 2023, the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) ruled that the Federal Government and the Bundestag had unlawfully denied the Desiderius Erasmus Foundation funds for 2019. The court clearly stated that the AfD's right to equal opportunities in political competition under Article 21 of the Basic Law had been violated.
Dear members, friends and supporters of our foundation, The AfD has achieved a very impressive election result. As a political foundation closely aligned with the party, we are naturally delighted about this. Of course, this election result is not a foregone conclusion. It requires thorough analysis. As a democratic foundation, we have had to take note of the following developments in recent months and even years:,
Dear readers, our Desiderius Erasmus Foundation is still being denied the funding it is entitled to from the federal government. Despite the ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court in 2023, according to which we have been entitled to this funding since 2019, we have not received a single euro. Democracy and the rule of law are increasingly being eroded. Would Hungary or Poland treat law-abiding opposition figures in this way?