Overview

• The program's website confirms the scheme will cease at the end of 2025 with no additional cohorts.
• The Kulturpass operated for two year groups, launching in 2023 with €200 and offering €100 in 2024.
• Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer pointed to the Federal Audit Office's view that the program lacks constitutional cover.
• Weimer's ministry reported cumulative expenditures since launch of more than €100 million, including program costs.
• Student leaders, the Greens, and the book trade association criticized the decision and disputed the legal rationale, arguing the pass supported equal cultural access.