Overview
- CDU and CSU together took in nearly €7.9 million in large donations, with about €6.6 million going to the CDU and €1.2 million to the CSU, according to official filings.
- AfD reported roughly €5.1 million, but €2.35 million from Austria is being held by the Bundestag administration over suspected straw-donor violations as the party seeks the money’s return in court.
- After the February federal election, the CDU still logged almost €2.4 million in big gifts from March through December, while the SPD recorded none in that period.
- FDP raised about €3.2 million in large donations in 2025 yet left the Bundestag with 4.3 percent of second votes.
- Only contributions above €35,000 must be disclosed immediately, and the SSW remains a special case due to regular payments from Denmark’s culture ministry.