Overview
- Greens and Left said they will file the motion this month, with a vote expected around November 20 and the committee targeted for setup before year’s end.
- The inquiry would examine whether CDU lawmakers Dirk Stettner and Christian Goiny influenced project selections and whether ex-senator Joe Chialo and successor Sarah Wedl-Wilson approved funding against administrative advice.
- Scrutiny centers on a €3.4 million special tranche within Berlin’s anti-antisemitism funding, where critics cite missing transparent criteria, skipped expert checks, and a waived 10% co-funding requirement in at least one case.
- A legal opinion commissioned by the Greens flags potential breaches of budget and grants law that could amount to breach of trust, while the culture administration says it will ask the state audit office to review the matter.
- CDU figures and the culture administration reject the claims as unfounded and political; Chialo has requested his own file access, and the opposition aims to deliver findings before the September 2026 Berlin election.