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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 in accordance with 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, on the grounds 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 friends and supporters of the Desiderius Erasmus 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 legal provisions in the Lex-DES Act, as it is known
Dear members, friends and supporters of our 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
Dear members, friends and supporters of our foundation, as a political foundation, we have also set ourselves the task of promoting democracy and providing political education. Some people think that this is unnecessary in Germany, that it is like carrying coals to Newcastle. Not at all! It is becoming increasingly clear that we are now in
The AfD has achieved a very impressive election result. As a political foundation closely associated with the party, we are naturally delighted about this. However, this election result is not a matter of course. It requires thorough analysis. As a democratic foundation, we have had to acknowledge in recent months and even years that in Germany – not in any
Dear members, friends and supporters of our foundation, as a political foundation, we have also set ourselves the task of promoting democracy and providing political education. Some people think that this is unnecessary in Germany, that it is like carrying coals to Newcastle. Not at all! It is becoming increasingly clear that we are now in
Dear members, trustees, friends and supporters of our foundation, despite the unlawful refusal of funding by the federal government, our foundation has prepared interesting events for the coming months. This was only possible thanks to the financial help and support of many friends. I would like to express my sincere gratitude for this. You can find out more about the events on the foundation's website.