Berlin SPD Allocates Emergency Funds to Support Projects Facing Budget Cuts

The SPD-led Social Administration steps in to partially offset funding reductions impacting civil society initiatives under the CDU's proposed budget cuts.

• The Berlin SPD has created a €583,000 emergency fund to support projects affected by budget cuts from the city's education administration.
• Funding will be reallocated from unused resources within the Social Administration's anti-discrimination and equality budgets.
• Key initiatives receiving aid include 'Meet2respect,' the Kreuzberger Initiative against Antisemitism, and Queerformat, among others.
• The SPD accuses the CDU of using budget cuts to target civil society organizations they view as ideologically opposed.
• A demonstration against the cuts drew over 5,200 protesters, highlighting concerns over threats to Berlin's social cohesion and cultural diversity.

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