Overview
- At a Chancellery meeting on the creative economy, Culture State Minister Wolfram Weimer reiterated his criticism of AI firms’ use of protected works without consent, even as scrutiny of his former portal intensifies.
- Alice Weidel says her office is examining legal steps after claims that scores of her speeches appeared on The European in a way that suggested authorship, and AfD figures are urging Weimer to resign.
- The European rejects accusations of theft, calling the items documentary records of public statements, acknowledges citation lapses as editorial errors, and says it is reviewing a technically challenging pre‑2021 archive.
- FAZ reported that the site maintained hundreds of politician author profiles that could imply contributor status, while JF reports several pages were later hidden from search and partner listings were pruned.
- Commentators have called for criminal inquiries, though no official investigation has been confirmed, and supporters and critics alike describe the clash as politically charged following Weimer’s book‑fair remarks on tech firms.