Overview

• A Bundestag response shows 1,250 NGOs and 1,296 individuals were screened between 2020 and 2024 under the so-called Haber procedure.
• The Chancellery, federal ministries and agencies such as BAMF can ask the BfV whether constitutionally relevant findings exist on funding applicants.
• In 210 cases the BfV reported relevant information, leading the Interior Ministry to recommend denying public funding.
• Applicants are not notified of these inquiries, which are permitted without a specific suspicion according to the government response.
• Earlier answers indicated far fewer checks before 2020, and reporting suggests the number could rise further in 2025.